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Chapter 21, Problem 7P
The trenches where Earth’s seafloor slips downward are 1 km or less wide. Could Earth-based telescopes resolve such features on the Moon? Why can you be sure that such features are not present on the Moon? (Hint: Use the small-angle formula, Eq. 3-1.) (Note: Relevant information can be found in Celestial Profile: The Moon.)
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