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Atmospheric drag
Atmospheric drag is the resistance experienced by an object moving through a planet’s atmosphere.
Equipotential surfaces
Equipotential surfaces are imaginary surfaces where the gravitational potential is the same at every point.
Escape velocity
Escape velocity is the minimum speed an object must have to break free from a gravitational field without any additional energy input.
Orbital speed
Orbital speed is the speed an object must have to maintain a stable circular orbit around a larger mass.