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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College Physics

10th Edition

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Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

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Chapter2: Motion In One Dimension

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Problem 2P: Light travels at a speed of about 3 103 m/s. (a) How many miles down a pulse of light travel in a...

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