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ivanzaharov [21]
3 years ago
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1 answer:
ki77a [65]3 years ago
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Answer:

That's essentially how objects in orbits work as they move closer to the body they orbit, they accelerate faster and faster. Our penny will get so fast that, once it comes around the planet, it will be flung very far away, which will then slow it down. This is what creates an elliptical orbit.

Explanation:

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