The average distance from Earth to Mars is 1.5 AU. If you send a command using radio waves (a form of light!) to a rover on the Mars surface, how long will you have to wait before you receive the response? Assume the rover responds immediately after it receives the command

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A: The Apollo 11 mission concluded exactly eight days, three hours, 18 minutes and 35 seconds after…

Q: 5. If the Magellan spacecraft transmitted radio signals down through the clouds of Venus and heard…

A: Given Data: The time in which echo was heard is, t=0.000133 s   The distance traveled by a radio…

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Q: If Martians want to launch a geostationary satellite (more accurately, "Aerostationary") to study…

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Q: Calculate the escape velocity in km/s to 2 decimal places on Mars given; • Mass of Mars = 6.24 *…

A: To solve the given question, we will use the escape, velocity formula: v=2GMr

Q: At a given point, venus is 37.5 million miles from the earth. How long does it take for light to…

A: Distance betwween venus and earth is = 37.5 million milesspeed of light = 2.998x108msec1 km = 0.62…

Q: When the Mars rover Sojourner was deployed on thesurface of Mars in July 1997, radio signals took…

A: Given: The time taken by radio signals is t = 12 min = 720 s.

Q: he Magellan spacecraft transmitted radio signals down through the clouds on Venus and heard an echo…

A: Given data time t=0.000193 sec

Q: The Hubble Space Telescope has a resolution of about 0.05 arc second. What is the smallest object it…

A: Resolution (θ) = 0.05 arc sec                         = 0.05×3.143600×180   The distance of the moon…

Q: What is the weight of the rock with a mass of 15 kg on Mars (3.7 N/kg)?

A: Write the given values of the problem- mass(m) m=15 kg mars(g) g=3.7 Nkg

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A: Mars Direct is a proposal for a human mission to Mars which purports to be both cost-effective and…

Q: The number of major plains in the northern hempishere of Mars is 6 7 8 9

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Q: If we transmitted radio signals to Mercury when it is farthest from Earth and waited to hear the…

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Q: If we send astronauts to Mars, there will be a time delay anytime we send or receive messages to…

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Q: The atmospheric pressure on the surface of Venus is 90. atm. Calculate the atmospheric pressure in…

A: The one atmospheric pressure is, 1 atm=101.325 kPa The atmospheric pressure on Venus is, Pv=90 atm

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Q: Why does the surface of mercury have so many craters?

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A: QUESTION 3 The surface of Venus receives- c. about as much sunlight as the surface of the Earth

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Q: We know that both Venus and Mars lack mountain ranges because they both lack   a. magnetic fields…

A: We know that due to existence of plate tectonics in Earth, different types of technical incident…

Q: Atmospheric jet streams on Venus travel at 340 km/hr. How long (in days) does it take a jet stream…

A: Speed = 340 km/hr v = 340 (1000m )/(3600 sec) v = 94.44 m/s Diameter = 1.21 * 104 km Radius ( R) =…

Q: If the Magellan spacecraft transmitted radio signals down through the clouds on Venus and heard an…

A: Solution: Given that t = 0.000192 seconds v = 3x108 m/s

Q: The Hope probe on its journey to Mars took a 7-month period, during which it traveled an estimated…

A: Given information: The distance covered hope probe in 7-month period (d) = 493 million km = 493×106…

Q: alculate polar flattening for Mars with polar radius 3376.2 km, and equatorial radius 3396.2 km.

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Q: he average distance to Mars is 1.5 AU. If you send a command using radio waves (a form of light!) to…

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Q: . A space craft achieved a maximum speed of 125,000 km/h on its way to photograph Mars. Beyond what…

A: " Since you have asked multiple question, we will solve the first question for you. If you want any…

Q: Which of the following planetary traits is well established? choose one of the following: a)…

A: Which of the following planetary traits is well established?

Q: Why is mars red?

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Q: On the night side of Venus, we find that the brightest wavelength, that is the wavelength this…

A: Given data *The given wavelength is λ=3.9 μm=3.9×10-6 m The expression for Wein's displacement law…

Q: martian day is 24.6 hours. the radius of mars is 2106 miles. what is the linear speed in miles per…

A: We know that linear speed is given by  v=2πrt......(1)

Q: Which planet has impact craters just scattered randomly over its entire surface?   a. Mercury…

A: Which planet has impact craters just scattered randomly over its entire surface? The answer to this…

Q: Assume that a planet will have lost its initial atmosphere by the present time if the average…

A: The average speed of the molecules is v=3kTm Mass of nitrogen molecule m=28 amu1.66054×10-27kg1…

Q: Why doesn't Mars have active volcanoes today?   A)  all of the lava already escaped…

A: Outer crust of Mars is too thick to allow molten rock to reach the surface from deep below.

Q: What is the most amount of time (in minutes) for a signal from the Mars Rover to reach Earth? (This…

A: GivenDistance between Mars and Earth (D) = 401 million km =401 ×106 km

Q: 1.) Gases in the atmosphere keep the temperature in a range to support life on earth. 2.) There is…

A: Given : To state true or false.

Q: With what orbital time did the Apollo 11 probe orbit as it was 100 km above the surface of the Moon,…

A: height of Apollo 11 above the surface of moon (h) = 100 km Radius of moon = 1737 km Mass of moon (m)…