The question is in the screenshot. NASA Scientists want to measure the current distance between two of Jupiter'sMoons, Ganymede and Europa. They set up a laser on the surface of Ganymede,shine it at a mirror on the surface of Europa and measure how long it takes for thelaser light to return to a detector on the surface of Ganymede. They calculated thecurrent distance between the two moons to be 139 million meters. How long did ittake the light to make it to Europa and back?*Give answers to at least three significant figures. DO NOT submit answers inscientific notation. Use symbols for units (i.e. m, s, kg, N)*

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NASA Scientists want to measure the current distance between two of Jupiter's
Moons, Ganymede and Europa. They set up a laser on the surface of Ganymede,
shine it at a mirror on the surface of Europa and measure how long it takes for the
laser light to return to a detector on the surface of Ganymede. They calculated the
current distance between the two moons to be 139 million meters. How long did it
take the light to make it to Europa and back?
*Give answers to at least three significant figures. DO NOT submit answers in
scientific notation. Use symbols for units (i.e. m, s, kg, N)*

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