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The size (in kilometers) of the smallest surface feature that the Hubble Space Telescope (resolution of 0.1 arcsec) can detect, if the four largest moons of Jupiter are roughly the same size as our Moon, and are present approximately 628 million(6.28×108 km) from Earth at opposition. Also, compare the calculated size with the size of the smallest feature that can be seen on the Moon with the naked eye (resolution of 1 arcmin).

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