The Moon is about 3.8 x 108m from Earth. Traveling at the speed of light, 3.0 x 108 m/s, how long does it take a laser beam to go from Earth to the Moon and back again (in s)? The same physics was responsible for the noticeable delay in communications signals between lunar astronauts and controllers at the Houston Space Flight Center.

The Moon is about 3.8 x 108m from Earth. Traveling at the speed of light, 3.0 x 108 m/s, how long does it take a laser beam to go from Earth to the Moon and back again (in s)? The same physics was responsible for the noticeable delay in communications signals between lunar astronauts and controllers at the Houston Space Flight Center.

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Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems

5th Edition

ISBN:9780534408961

Author:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion

Publisher:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion

Chapter1: Matrices, Vectors, And Vector Calculus

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1.22P

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