Question: If you would have circularized the orbit when reaching Mars (before entering the SOI) and only after that entered the sphere of influence, on

If you would have circularized the orbit when reaching Mars (before entering the SOI) and only after that 

If you would have circularized the orbit when reaching Mars (before entering the SOI) and only after that entered the sphere of influence, on what kind of trajectory would the spacecraft be?

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ANSWER If you had circularized the orbit when reaching Mars before entering the sphere of influence the spacecraft would be on a circular orbit around the Sun with its closest approach to the Sun at p... View full answer

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