Physics Time delay to Jupiter A radio pulse is sent from the Earth, reflected off a satellite of Jupiter (the satellite is a point), and received on Earth. Jupiter is a distance r2 from the Sun, the Earth is a distance r1. Assume that Jupiter is on the other side of the Sun relative to the Earth. Let r0 be the distance of closest approach of the radio pulse to the Sun. Calculate the gravitational delay in the round-trip time of the radio pulse as a function of r0, to lowest order in G.

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Time delay to Jupiter

A radio pulse is sent from the Earth, reflected off a satellite of Jupiter (the satellite is a point), and received on Earth. Jupiter is a distance r2 from the Sun, the Earth is a distance r1. Assume that Jupiter is on the other side of the Sun relative to the Earth. Let r0 be the distance of closest approach of the radio pulse to the Sun. Calculate the gravitational delay in the round-trip time of the radio pulse as a function of r0, to lowest order in G.

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