21st Century Astronomy (sixth Edition)
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ISBN: 9780393675504
Author: Laura Kay, Stacy Palen, George Blumenthal
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Chapter 12, Problem 36QP
(a)
To determine
The moon’s appearance on the Pluto as compared to that on the Earth.
(b)
To determine
The position of the Charon as observed from the different location on the surface of the Pluto.
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