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multiple - choice question according to keplers second law, a planet moves fastest in its orbit when it is... furthest form the sun closest to the sun rewatch submit
Brief Explanations
Kepler's second law states that a line segment joining a planet and the Sun sweeps out equal areas during equal intervals of time. When a planet is closer to the Sun (perihelion), it has to move faster to cover the same - area - swept as when it is farther away (aphelion) in the same time interval.
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closest to the sun