Different planets have different escape velocities because:

they have different distances from sun

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escape velocity depends on the body that has to escape the atmosphere of the planet

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different planets have different atmosphere

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they have different masses and sizes

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Solution

The correct option is D
they have different masses and sizes

Different planets have different escape velocities because they have different masses and sizes.

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