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Chapter 3, Problem 7CC
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The number of Earth days that would pass before the astronauts experience darkness on the moon, if the astronauts landed on the moon, near the center of the visible surface of the full moon.
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(a) Explain the relative positions of the Earth, Sun, and Moon during a solar eclipse?
(b) Explain the relative positions of the Earth, Sun, and Moon during a lunar eclipse?
(c) Does a solar eclipse occur during a full moon, a new moon, or a quarter moon?
(d) Does a lunar eclipse occur during a full moon, a new moon, or a quarter moon?
(e) What is the name of the total shadow during a solar eclipse?
() What is the name of the partial shadow during a solar ecipse?
Question 1(a). Name the "Bay" or "Sinus" located at lunar latitude 44.1 degrees north latitude and 31.5 degrees west longitude.
Question 1(b). A large, flat area of the Moon is known as a “sea" (or "mare" in Latin). In which hemisphere, north or south, are most of the Moon's seas located?
Question 1(c). In which hemisphere, north or south, are most of the Moon's rough, highly cratered "highlands" located?
A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves between the Earth and the Sun and completely
blocks out the Sun. This phenomenon is very spectacular and attracts people from all cultures.
However, total solar eclipses can also take place on other planets of the Solar System.
Determine for each of the following moons if they can create a total solar eclipse on their planet.
Radius Distance to Planet Planet Distance to the Sun
228 x 10° km
Moon
Phobos 11 km
Callisto 2410 km
9376 km
Mars
1.883 x 106 km
Jupiter
779 × 10° km
Titan
2574 km
1.222 x 106 km
Saturn
1433 x 106 km
Oberon 761 km
0.584 x 106 km
2875 x 10° km
Uranus
Note: The radius of the Sun is 696 x 1o³ km.
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