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← ScienceWhich risk increases when a satellite's orbit introduces strong spacetime curvature?
A)Clock drift and data desynchronization✓
B)Increased solar panel degradation rate
C)Reduced reaction wheel effectiveness
D)Elevated susceptibility to micrometeoroids
💡 Explanation
Clock drift becomes significant in strong gravitational fields because spacetime curvature causes time dilation; therefore, proper time varies locally, leading to desynchronization, rather than the materials aging or mechanical failures, which are functions of other variables.
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