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Originally Posted by zamler
Difference between hot and cold side is stunning. Looks like they are gradually slowing down the craft I assume to minimize gravitational force as much as possible.
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I am pretty sure it has been, and will be, gradually slowing down since they completed the last burn.
You don’t want to burn there, then burn to stop. You calculate the burn to get you there with gravity stopping you as much as possible at the destination.