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by lindenr 4849 days ago
No. The escape velocity on Mars is 5 km/s, whereas on Earth it is 11 km/s. There is also a lot less of an atmosphere on Mars (though the atmosphere is smaller on Earth) and Martian gravity is significantly smaller than Earth's. It is far easier to leave Mars than it is to leave Earth.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars