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RE: Panel solar enviará energía a la Tierra desde el espacio/Panel solar enviará energía a la Tierra desde el espacio

in #science4 years ago

Gravity is not significantly weaker in low earth orbit than on the surface, its more a matter of being in orbit which allows it to be in free-fall but the lateral movement is so fast it never hits the Earth. Orbits are not possible in the atmosphere because the friction makes it lose speed.

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