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A 4600 kg lunar lander is in orbit 40 km above the surface ofthe moon. It needs to move out to a 280 km high orbit in order tolink up with the mother ship that will take the astronauts home.How much work must the thrusters do?

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Gravity will do negative work as the lander moves to a higher altitude where the increase in potential energy is greater than the decrease in    See Answer
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