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Suppose some astronauts have landed on Jupiter.
(a) When Jupiter and Earth are on the same side of the Sun and as close as they can be to one another, how long does it take for radio transmissions to travel one way between the two planets?
Suppose the astronauts ask a question of mission control personnel on Earth. What is the shortest possible time they have to wait for a response? The average distance from Jupiter to the Sun is 7.78 E11 m.
- i figured the the answer to a) would be distance divided by the speed of light but that isn't getting me anywhere
-i don't even know where to begin on the second one
(a) When Jupiter and Earth are on the same side of the Sun and as close as they can be to one another, how long does it take for radio transmissions to travel one way between the two planets?
Suppose the astronauts ask a question of mission control personnel on Earth. What is the shortest possible time they have to wait for a response? The average distance from Jupiter to the Sun is 7.78 E11 m.
- i figured the the answer to a) would be distance divided by the speed of light but that isn't getting me anywhere
-i don't even know where to begin on the second one