NASA Scientists want to measure the current distance between two ofJupiter's Moons, Ganymede and Europa. They set up a laser on the surface ofGanymede, shine it at a mirror on the surface of Europa and measure howlong it takes for the laser light to return to a detector on the surface ofGanymede. They calculated the current distance between the two moons tobe 787 million meters. How long did it take the light to make it to Europa andback?*Give answers to at least three significant figures. DO NOT submit answersin scientific notation. Use symbols for units (i.e. m, s, kg, N)*

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