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Which requires more fuel: a rocket going from Earth to the Moon or a rocket returning from the Moon to Earth? Why?

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

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ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter7: Gravitation

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 85A

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