The Cosmic Perspective
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ISBN: 9780321839558
Author: Jeffrey O. Bennett, Megan O. Donahue, Nicholas Schneider, Mark Voit
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
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Chapter 1, Problem 24EAP
An astronomical unit is (a) any planet’s average distance from the Sun. (b) Earth’s average distance from the Sun. (c) any large astronomical distance.
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