During the manned Moon landings in the 1960s, the command module orbited the Moon in an elliptic

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During the manned Moon landings in the 1960s, the command module orbited the Moon in an elliptic orbit with a maximum height of 310 km above the surface of the Moon, whilst the lunar module descended and landed on the Moon’s surface.
a. Explain why the potential energy of the command module varied during its orbit.
b. Calculate the maximum gravitational potential difference between the lunar surface and the position of the command module.

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Cambridge International AS And A Level Physics Coursebook

ISBN: 9781108859035

3rd Edition

Authors: David Sang, Graham Jones, Gurinder Chadha, Richard Woodside

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