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The Curiosity Rover has recently landed on Mars and likes to send Twitter updates

The Curiosity Rover has recently landed on Mars and likes to send Twitter updates on its progress. If a tweet is posted 15 minutes after it was sent, how far is Curiosity from Earth?
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rosarioemily580
rosarioemily580
5,0(28 marks)

2.7 x 10¹¹ m

Explanation:

Given,

time = 15 minutes

1 min = 60 s

15 min = 15 x 60 = 900 s

Distance of Curiosity from earth

D = Speed x time

Speed of light = 3 x 10⁸ m/s

D =  3 x 10⁸ x 900

D = 2.7 x 10¹¹ m

Distance of curiosity from earth is equal to  2.7 x 10¹¹ m

elijah1090
elijah1090
5,0(88 marks)
The I think the answer is east

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