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Chapter 1, Problem 61AP
(a) How many seconds are there in a year? (b) If one micrometeorite (a sphere with a diameter on the order of 10−6 m) struck each square meter of the Moon each second, estimate the number of years it would take to cover the Moon with micrometeorites to a depth of one meter. (Hint: Consider a cubic box, 1 m on aside, on the Moon, and find how long it would take to fill the box.)
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