Electromagnetic Waves: Radio Message from Mars
This content was STOLEN from BrainMass.com - View the original, and get the solution, here!
At its closest approach, Mars is 56 million km from Earth. How long would it take to send a radio message from a space probe of Mars to earth when the planets are at this closest distance?
© BrainMass Inc. brainmass.com September 21, 2018, 8:34 am ad1c9bdddf - https://brainmass.com/chemistry/general-chemistry/electromagnetic-waves-radio-message-mars-17575Solution Preview
Because, distance between earth and mars s= 56million km = 56*10^(6+3) m
s ...
Solution Summary
Distance between earth and mars:
s = 56million km
= 56*10^(6+3) m
= 5.6*10^(10) meters
Speed of radio waves in free space c = 3*10^8 m/s
$2.19