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The Point in a Lunar Orbit Nearest the Surface of the Moon

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The point in a lunar orbit nearest the surface of the moon is called perilune and the point farthest from the surface is called apolune. The Apollo 11 spacecraft was placed in an elliptical lunar orbit with perilune altitude 106 km106 \mathrm {~km} and apolune altitude 318 km318 \mathrm {~km} (above the moon). Find an equation of this ellipse if the radius of the moon is 1728 km1728 \mathrm {~km} and the center of the moon is at one focus.

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