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(Message started by: alien2 on Aug 19th, 2013, 10:35am)
Title: Apogee and Perigee of the Moon
Post by alien2 on Aug 19th, 2013, 10:35am

How could perigee rather than apogee be farther from Earth?
Title: Re: Apogee and Perigee of the Moon
Post by towr on Aug 19th, 2013, 11:01am

on 08/19/13 at 10:35:21, alien2 wrote:
How could perigee rather than apogee be farther from Earth?
[hide]By putting more words between them[/hide]
Title: Re: Apogee and Perigee of the Moon
Post by gotit on Aug 20th, 2013, 3:02am
In a [hide]dictionary[/hide]?
Title: Re: Apogee and Perigee of the Moon
Post by Grimbal on Aug 20th, 2013, 8:57am
The perigee of the Apollo 13 mission was when they broke the fuel tank.  The apogee was when they landed safely.
Title: Re: Apogee and Perigee of the Moon
Post by alien2 on Aug 23rd, 2013, 7:20am
Towr's answer is the one I was looking for.


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