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Introduction
This simulation shows the orbital motion of a cannonball fired horizontally on the surface of the Earth at a selected initial speed. In particular, it aims to show how the orbital motion of the cannonball changes when the initial speed increases gradually until the escape velocity is reached and exceeded.
At most 5 traces produced by different initial speeds can be shown simultaneously for comparison.
At most 5 traces produced by different initial speeds can be shown simultaneously for comparison.