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Physics 1 Midterm - Part 3 of 3
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8. Centripetal Forces & Gravitation / Energy of Circular Orbits / Problem 21
Problem 21

A space agency sends a 1200 kg space probe toward the planet Saturn. At the mission control, Saturn appears to move along the x-axis with a speed of 38 km/s. Given that initially, the probe approaches Saturn with an x-axis speed of 40 km/s (relative to the mission control on Earth), calculate the change in kinetic energy after the probe passes Saturn. (Assume that along the direction Saturn is moving, the speeds are positive.)