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A spaceship is stationed on Mars. How much energy must be expended on the spaceship to launch it out of the solar system ? Mass of the spaceship=`1000 kg`, mass of the sun `=2xx10^(30) kg`, mass of Mars `=6.4xx10^(23) kg`, radius of Mars = `3395 km`, mass of the orbit of Mars `=2.28xx10^8km, G=6.67xx10^(-11) N*m^2*kg^(-2)`.

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