Question:

1 The probe Mangalyaan was sent recently to explore the

Last updated: 6/12/2023

1 The probe Mangalyaan was sent recently to explore the

1 The probe Mangalyaan was sent recently to explore the planet Mars The inter planetary part of the trajectory is approximately a half ellipse with the Earth at the time of launch Sun and Mars at the time the probe reaches the destination forming the major axis Assuming that the orbits of Earth and Mars are approximately circular with radii RE and RM respectively Find the speed with respect to the Sun of the probe during its voyage when it is at a distance r R r R from the Sun M neglecting the effect of Earth and Mars Earth Sun RE Mars