Ten days after it was launched toward mars in december 1998


Ten days after it was launched toward Mars in December 1998, the Mars Climate Orbiterspacecraft (mass 629 kg) was 2.87×10^6kmfrom the earth and traveling at 1.20×10^4km/hrelative to the earth.

a) At this time, what was the spacecraft's kinetic energy relative to the earth?

b) What was the potential energy of the earth-spacecraft system?

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