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Average distance from Mars to the Sun: 1.524 x 106 A) using the fact that the sun subtends an angle of 0.5 degrees from the Earth, determine the angular size of the Sun from Mars.

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Chapter11: Gravity, Planetary Orbits, And The Hydrogen Atom

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Problem 21P: Comet Halley (Fig. P11.21) approaches the Sun to within 0.570 AU, and its orbital period is 75.6 yr....

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A) using the fact that the sun subtends an angle of 0.5 degrees from the Earth, determine the angular size of the Sun from Mars.

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