An astronaut is landing on the Moon. What will be the angular diameter of the Earth that he will observe? (a) .52 deg (b) 1.1 deg (c) 1.91 deg (d) 0.955 deg (e) none of the above Solution: Distance D = 384000 km Earth radius REarth = 6400 km Moon’s radius RMoon = 1737 km

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An astronaut is landing on the Moon. What will be the angular diameter of the Earth that he will observe?

(a) .52 deg
(b) 1.1 deg
(c) 1.91 deg
(d) 0.955 deg
(e) none of the above Solution:

Distance D = 384000 km
Earth radius REarth = 6400 km
Moon’s radius RMoon = 1737 km

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