$A$ spaceship moves from the Earth to the Moon and back. The greatest energy required for the spaceship is to overcome the difficulty in:

  • A
    entering the Earth's gravitational field
  • B
    take-off from the Earth's field
  • C
    take-off from the Moon's field
  • D
    entering the Moon's lunar surface

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