At what point in a planetary orbit is the planet's speed the slowest?
A) approaching the closest distance to the Sun
B) at aphelion
C) at perihelion
D) at the focus of its orbit

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At aphelion, a planet is at its farthest point from the Sun in its orbit, and according to Kepler's laws of planetary motion, it moves at its slowest speed due to the weaker gravitational pull from the Sun.

At What Point in a Planetary Orbit Is the Planet's