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 Orbiter space craft (mass 629 kilogram) was2.87 x 106 kilometer from the earth and traveling at 1.20 * 104 km/h relative to the earth. At this time, calculate the following.

(a) The space craft kinetic energy relative to the earth

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(b) The potential energy of the earth-space craft system

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