Find a diameter of a laser spot on the Moon assuming we shine a laser beam from Earth straight as the Moon (the distance between Earth and Moon is 384,000 km). The initial laser beam is 10 cm in diameter, the laser wavelength is 600 nm.

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Find a diameter of a laser spot on the Moon assuming we shine a laser beam from Earth straight as the Moon (the distance between Earth and Moon is 384,000 km). The initial laser beam is 10 cm in diameter, the laser wavelength is 600 nm.

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