Essential Cosmic Perspective
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780135795033
Author: Bennett
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 45EAP
Moonlight and Sunlight. How long does it take light to travel from
a. the Moon to Earth?
b. the Sun to Earth?
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Essential Cosmic Perspective
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