If you transmitted radio signals to Mercury when it was closest to the Earth and waited to hear the radio echo, how long would you have to wait?

Q: The typical total duration of an Apollo moon landing mission, from launch to splashdown, was  7 to…

A: The Apollo 11 mission concluded exactly eight days, three hours, 18 minutes and 35 seconds after…

Q: Mercury is visible in the sky at a height a = 13◦ above the horizon. What is the air mass in front…

A: Air mass is a term used in astronomy to describe the path length of sunlight through Earth's…

Q: If liquid water is rare on the surface of planets, then most Terrestrial planets must have CO₂-rich…

A: Terrestrial planets or rocky planets are those which are primarily made of silicate rocks or metals.…

Q: What are two reasons why Mercury's surface gets so cold at night?

A: Mercury is the first planet in our solar system and is the closest one to the Sun's surface.…

Q: Why does Mercury have lobate scarps but Earth, Venus, and Mars do not?

A: Lobate scarps are long, curvilinear structures formed due to planar fracture.   They are…

Q: How is a space probe usually sent from Earth to another planet, such as Jupiter?

A: A probe is a spacecraft which travels through space to collect science information & sent back…

Q: The average distance from Earth to Mars is 1.5 AU. If you send a command using radio waves (a form…

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Q: What evidence do we have that Mars was once much wetter and hotter than it is today?

A: Mars is the fourth planet in our solar system. It has a radius of 3390 km and is half the size of…

Q: At a given point, venus is 37.5 million miles from the earth. How long does it take for light to…

A: Distance betwween venus and earth is = 37.5 million milesspeed of light = 2.998x108msec1 km = 0.62…

Q: How could you argue that mars has now or has at some point in the past had an atmosphere and flowing…

A: Let us see by which ways one can observe atmosphere and flowing liquid in the Mars.

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Q: Planetary Attribute Albedo Radius Gravitational acceleration Mean distance from sun Surface pressure…

A: (a) Using inverse square law  SMSE=DEDM2 where SM  is the shortwave solar radiation, DE is the mean…

Q: Planetary Attribute Albedo Radius Gravitational acceleration Mean distance from sun Surface pressure…

A: (a) From the given data, solar radiation of earth is 1360 W/m2. The solar radiation is inversely…

Q: How long would a radar signal take to complete a roundtrip between Earth and Mars when the two…

A: Given data d=0.7 AU

Q: Which of these surface features, discovered by the first spacecraft mission (Mariner 4) to Mars, was…

A: Mariner 4 in its mission could locate Craters , Some later missions also showed the presence of…

Q: If we transmitted radio signals to Mercury when it was closest to Earth and waited to hear the radar…

A: t=2dc d is the distance between Earth and Mercury.

Q: Each Apollo moon landing mission involved     two launches from Earth and one docking of the…

A: The Apollo Spacecraft comprise three main parts such as command module, service module and lunar…

Q: Both Venus and Mars have   a. volcanic craters only   b. impact craters only   c. some…

A: As per study both Venus and mars have some volcanic and some impact craters .

Q: Is the motion of mars peculiar?

A: Obviously not. The motion of Mars is regular. It rotates around the sun with fixed orbital. It has a…

Q: How will Carbon Dioxide help the Martian atmosphere?

A: In this question we have to explain how carbon dioxide helps the Martian Atmosphere. Please give…

Q: How long would it take radio signals to travel from Earth to Venus and back if Venus were at its…

A: Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is considered a twin sister of Earth because of its…

Q: Why are the largest volcanoes on Earth so much smaller than the largest ones on Mars?

A: Gravity pulls an object towards it. It is a central force which brings 2 bodies towards each other.…

Q: Going back to Figures 3 and 4, Mercury’s surface appears very detailed in these photos. Not so for…

A: when the planet is visible, it is positioned at a low altitude where it is the condition of haze and…

Q: Which of the following is NOT best explained by Venus's extreme greenhouse effect?   a. its…

A: The following are the best explanation for the Venus extreme greenhouse effect: The atmosphere of…

Q: Suppose you send a probe to land on Mercury, and the probe transmits radio signals to Earth at a…

A: Observed frequency when the source recedes away

Q: Earth's atmosphere contains just a small amount of carbon dioxide at the present time, because

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Q: If the Magellan spacecraft transmitted radio signals down through the clouds on Venus and heard an…

A: Solution: Given that t = 0.000192 seconds v = 3x108 m/s

Q: What are two ways venus is similar to earth?

A: Venus is also referred as sister planet of earth.Both earth and venus originate about 4.5 billion…

Q: How long does it take for light to leave a source on earth and reach Venus?

A: Given data: The distance between Earth and Venus is: d = 37.5 ×106 miles The speed of light is: c =…

Q: E Native American mascots - hor x SI Course Modules: AST 111: Intro x A Ch 21: Venus and Mars - AST…

A: The time period of  Magellan orbiter is given as, TM = 3.26 hrs The mass of Venus is given as MV =…

Q: Do you think that the transit method can be used to study the atmosphere of Mercury? [Hint: look at…

A: A transit occurs when a planet passes over the face of the sun. During this event, information on…

Q: A lot of asteroid and comet dust collides with Earth's atmosphere everyday. Assume that 500 tons of…

A: Conversion for ton to kilograms is, 1 ton = 907.185 kg

Q: alculate polar flattening for Mars with polar radius 3376.2 km, and equatorial radius 3396.2 km.

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Q: Venus exosphere has a temperature of about 347 K. What is the thermal speed of hydrogen  in km/s in…

A: Given data:  Temperature (T) = 347 K Mass of hydrogen atom (m) = 1.67×10-27 kg Boltzmann constant…

Q: on Mars: Before leaving the surface of the planet aboard the shuttle, it is useful for astronauts…

A: Hello dear I have explained about escape velocity and write the formula for escape velocity . Have a…

Q: Eccentricity for Mars is 094 and semi major axis "a" is 227,9 10" Km; Calculate the perihelion and…

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Q: Why did Venus suffer from the runaway greenhouse effect but Earth has avoided it so far?

A: A planet's surface will absorb the radiation that reaches its surface. Then it is re-emitted as…

Q: Why are the atmospheres of Venus and Mars mostly carbon dioxide?

A: Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas it is capable of trapping the heat radiated from the surface of a…

Q: (not "a booklet question") 12.2. What is the relative ratio of energy received at the top of Mars's…

A: Given: The distance between Sun and Mars is DM=228×109 m. The distance between Sun and Earth is…

Q: Since Mars has an atmosphere and it is composed mostly of a greenhouse gas, why isn't there a…

A: The greenhouse effect is the absorption of radiation coming from the Sun by greenhouse gases. This…

Q: What is one of the Mars missions that is currently operating and write about the mission’s history,…

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Q: Why is mars red?

A: The main reason for the red color of mars is iron oxide. The surface of Mars contains lots of iron…

Q: If the cloud layer of Venus is so thick, how is it possible for any sunlight to reach the surface of…

A: Venus is the second planet from the Sun in our solar system. It is a terrestrial planet with a…