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A rocket travels from the moon to earth, describe how its weight changes during the journey. why is it important that the rocket has as little mass as possible
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A rocket travels from the moon to earth, describe how its weight changes during the journey.

why is it important that the rocket has as little mass as possible

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It has to overcome earth's gravity and have enough fuel to land on the moon at a slow enough speed

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