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This would be true if the planet were stationary, but since it's orbiting the sun, you can either take some of its momentum, or give it some momentum, by doing
by mareko 6y ago
This would be true if the planet were stationary, but since it's orbiting the sun, you can either take some of its momentum, or give it some momentum, by doing a gravity assist in the direction of the planet's orbit, or in the opposite direction.