File:LOR Gravity Well.png
Original file (1,200 × 600 pixels, file size: 15 KB, MIME type: image/png)
Captions
Summary
editDescriptionLOR Gravity Well.png |
English: Lunar Orbit Rendezvous explained in terms of gravity well efficiency.
If on an expedition to the bottom of a canyon, it is a waste of energy to transport everything needed, including what is only needed for the return trip home. It is much more efficient to leave the return supplies at the top of the canyon, and get them on your way back out after having reached the goal at the bottom of the canyon bringing only the supplies necessary for that part of the expedition. Likewise, when descending the gravity well of the Moon to reach the surface, it is far more efficient to leave in lunar orbit what is needed for the return voyage to Earth, and then rendezvous with those resources only after having ascended from the landing base. In this diagram, the horizontal x-axis depicts distance while the vertical y-axis graphs the gravitational potential energy due to the Moon's mass. |
Date | |
Source | Own work |
Author | Tdadamemd |
Licensing
edit- You are free:
- to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
- to remix – to adapt the work
- Under the following conditions:
- attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
- share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
current | 10:57, 14 March 2015 | 1,200 × 600 (15 KB) | Tdadamemd (talk | contribs) | Adding a surface at the bottom. | |
10:54, 14 March 2015 | 1,200 × 600 (15 KB) | Tdadamemd (talk | contribs) | User created page with UploadWizard |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage on Commons
There are no pages that use this file.
File usage on other wikis
The following other wikis use this file:
- Usage on ar.wikipedia.org
- Usage on en.wikipedia.org
- Usage on ja.wikipedia.org
- Usage on ko.wikipedia.org
- Usage on vi.wikipedia.org
Metadata
This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.
Horizontal resolution | 37.8 dpc |
---|---|
Vertical resolution | 37.8 dpc |
File change date and time | 21:43, 27 April 2013 |