The APOLLO 11 moon landing crew (for all you moon landing deniers out there) left a retro-reflecting panel on the moon’s surface for hyperaccurate surface-to-surface distance measurements. Given the time interval from laser pulse transmission on earth to reception of the reflected pulse back on earth measured as 2.51s, what is the surface-to-surface distance to the moon?
The APOLLO 11 moon landing crew (for all you moon landing deniers out there) left a retro-reflecting panel on the moon’s surface for hyperaccurate surface-to-surface distance measurements. Given the time interval from laser pulse transmission on earth to reception of the reflected pulse back on earth measured as 2.51s, what is the surface-to-surface distance to the moon?
Chapter16: Electromagnetic Waves
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Problem 102AP: Lunar astronauts placed a reflector on the Moon’s surface, off which a laser beam is periodically...
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The APOLLO 11 moon landing crew (for all you moon landing deniers out there) left a retro-reflecting panel on the moon’s surface for hyperaccurate surface-to-surface distance measurements. Given the time interval from laser pulse transmission on earth to reception of the reflected pulse back on earth measured as 2.51s, what is the surface-to-surface distance to the moon?
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