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sphere of influence: a standalone construct

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Astrodynamics

the region around a planet within which its gravity, rather than the Sun's, is treated as the primary attraction on a spacecraft.

In astrodynamics, sphere of influence refers to the region around a planet within which its gravity, rather than the Sun's, is treated as the primary attraction on a spacecraft. This meaning comes from Battin (1999) in An Introduction to the Mathematics and Methods of Astrodynamics, Revised Edition.[1]

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Battin, R. H. (1999). An Introduction to the Mathematics and Methods of Astrodynamics, Revised Edition. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc. https://doi.org/10.2514/4.861543

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