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Why is a planet’s orbit slower the farther it is from the Sun?

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A planet moves slower when it is farther from the Sun because its angular momentum does not change. For a circular orbit, the angular momentum is equal to the mass of the planet (m) times the distance of the planet from the Sun (d) times the velocity of the planet (v). Since m*v*d does not change, when a planet is close to the Sun, d becomes smaller as v becomes larger. When a planet is far from the Sun, d becomes larger as v becomes smaller.

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