What diameter telescope (in m) would you need to observe Olympus Mons (624 kmin diameter) from Earth at a wavelength of 550 nm when Mars is2.55×106km away?xUse the small angle formula to calculate the angular size of Olympus Mons. Then use the telescope resolution formula to calculate the diameter needed to resolve it m

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What diameter telescope (in m) would you need to observe Olympus Mons (624 kmin diameter) from Earth at a wavelength of 550 nm when Mars is2.55×106km away?xUse the small angle formula to calculate the angular size of Olympus Mons. Then use the telescope resolution formula to calculate the diameter needed to resolve it m

 

 

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