Mars moves in an elliptical orbit around the sun, and the mass of mars is much less than the mass of the sun. at the instant shown above, mars is getting farther away from the sun. how does this affect the potential energy of the mars-sun system and the magnitude of mars angular momentum with respect to the sun

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Natalie Stanley

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29 January, 12:33

Mars moves in an elliptical orbit around the sun, and the mass of mars is much less than the mass of the sun. at the instant shown above, mars is getting farther away from the sun. how does this affect the potential energy of the mars-sun system and the magnitude of mars angular momentum with respect to the sun

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Butler · Answer 1

I believe the answer would be that the system potential energy will increase; while the Mar's angular momentum will remain the same.

Mars rotates on its axis, completing one revolution every 24.6 hours. The axis of mars is tilted at 25 degrees and 12 minutes relative to its orbital plane about the Sun. This produces seasons on the surfaces of Mars, similar to the seasons on Earth.