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3. The Hubble Space Telescope has an aperture of 2.4 m and focusesvisible light (400-700nm). The Arecibo radio telescope in PuertoRico is 305m in diameter and focuses radio waves of wavelength 75cm.
a. Under optimal viewing conditions, what is the smallest craterthat each of these telescopes could resolve on the moon?
b. Of the Hubble Space telescope were to be converted tosurveillance use, what is the highest orbit above the surface ofthe Earth it could have and still be able to resolve the licenseplates (just the plates, not the letters) of a car on theground?
3. The Hubble Space Telescope has an aperture of 2.4 m and focusesvisible light (400-700nm). The Arecibo radio telescope in PuertoRico is 305m in diameter and focuses radio waves of wavelength 75cm.
a. Under optimal viewing conditions, what is the smallest craterthat each of these telescopes could resolve on the moon?
b. Of the Hubble Space telescope were to be converted tosurveillance use, what is the highest orbit above the surface ofthe Earth it could have and still be able to resolve the licenseplates (just the plates, not the letters) of a car on theground?
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Tod ThielLv2
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