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Satellites in low orbit around the Earth lose energy from colliding with the gases of the...

Satellites in low orbit around the Earth lose energy from colliding with the gases of the upper atmosphere, causing them to slowly spiral inward. What happens to their kinetic energy as they fall inward?

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