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During the journey of space ship from earth to moon and back, the maximum fuel is consumed :-

A

earth's gravity of takeoff

B

moon's gravity at lunar landing

C

moon's gravity at lunar takeoff

D

earth's gravity at re-entry into the atmosphere and soft landing

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a
Since the earth's mass is much more than that of the moon, the gravitational force exerted by the earth on the space ship is much higher than that exerted by moon.
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