Moon is at the distance 384400 km from Earth and orbits the Earth every ∼28 days. If the radius of the Moon is 1737 km (consider it to be spherical), what is the area of the moon as measured by the observer on Earth? (Hint: Length contraction

Moon is at the distance 384400 km from Earth and orbits the Earth every ∼28 days. If the radius of the Moon is 1737 km (consider it to be spherical), what is the area of the moon as measured by the observer on Earth? (Hint: Length contraction

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Chapter19: Celestial Distances

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Moon is at the distance 384400 km from Earth and orbits the Earth every ~28 days. If
the radius of the Moon is 1737 km (consider it to be spherical), what is the area of the
moon as measured by the observer on Earth? (Hint: Length contraction)

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