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There are a few methods that one could use to measure the distance between the moon and the earth. The easiest one that I can think of is this:
Place a mirror on the moon, shine a laser on it and time how long it takes for the light from the laser to the moon and back again. Take this number and multiply by the speed of light
Actually, NASA did exactly this on the Apollo 11 mission! Before Neil Armstrong & co. departed from the moon, they left a mirror there. To this day, scientists can point a laser and a telescope at the moon, and aim the laser at these mirrors, in order to accurately measure the distance between the earth and the moon!
Another method that you can use is to measure the angles to the moon from two different cities on the surface of the earth at the same time. By using similar triangles, you can compute the distance to the moon. Mind you, this requires EXTREMELY accurate measurement techniques.
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∙ 9y agoThe moon takes an elliptical path around the Earth so the distance from the Earth to the moon varies. On average, the distance to the moon is around 238,855 miles.
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How much farther is the sun from earth than the moon from earth?
Find the distance from the earth to the moon, then the the distance from the earth to the sun, and simply subtract the both.
Where is the sun and the moon?
The Sun is at a mean distance of about 150 million kilometers from Earth. The Moon is at a mean distance of 380,000 kilometers from Earth. The direction at which you find them vary over time.
Why cant sonar find the distance between the earth and the moon?
Sonar is a sound phenominon, it requires a liquid (water, air, etc) to work.
How far is the planet Venus's from the moon?
On average Venus is approximately 67.2 million miles or 108.2 million kilometers away from the Sun. In other units, it would be 0.723 AU.Mean distance of 108,209,000 km Maximum Distance 108,942,000 kmMinimum Distance 107,476,000 km
How do you find the gravity between earth and the moon?
You have to step on the scale and weigh yourself in one place or the other, then write it down so you don't lose it while you're doing the calculations. -- If you know your weight on Earth, multiply it by 0.165 to get your weight on the moon. -- If you know your weight on the moon, multiply it by 6.042 to get your weight on Earth.
What is the distance of the moon from Earth?
To find the distance between the Earth and Moon you would use Lunar distance. Lunar distance is the measurement from and to the Earth and Moon which calculates 238,900 miles
How much farther is the sun from earth than the moon from earth?
Find the distance from the earth to the moon, then the the distance from the earth to the sun, and simply subtract the both.
On a scale in which the distance from the Sun to the earth is about 400 meters the distance from the earth to the Moon is?
Given the ratio of the distance between the earth to the sun and the earth to the moon, calculations find an incredibly small number, almost 1/400. Multiplying by 400 meters gives a distance of just over 1.028 meters in this comparison.
What light is used to find the distance of the Moon from the Earth?
Laser light.
Where is the sun and the moon?
The Sun is at a mean distance of about 150 million kilometers from Earth. The Moon is at a mean distance of 380,000 kilometers from Earth. The direction at which you find them vary over time.
Why cant sonar find the distance between the earth and the moon?
Sonar is a sound phenominon, it requires a liquid (water, air, etc) to work.
How far is the planet Venus's from the moon?
On average Venus is approximately 67.2 million miles or 108.2 million kilometers away from the Sun. In other units, it would be 0.723 AU.Mean distance of 108,209,000 km Maximum Distance 108,942,000 kmMinimum Distance 107,476,000 km
How many strawberry seeds would it take to get to the moon?
The distance from the center of the Earth to the center of the moon is about 384,467 km. If you subtract from this distance the average radius of the Earth (6,378 km) and the average radius of the moon (1,738 km), you find 376,351 km.Convert the diameter of a strawberry seed, 2 millimeters, to kilometers: .000002 km. Now, divide the distance from the surface of the Earth to the surface of the moon by the diameter of a strawberry seed. The answer is: 188,175,500,000 strawberry seeds!
How do you find the gravity between earth and the moon?
You have to step on the scale and weigh yourself in one place or the other, then write it down so you don't lose it while you're doing the calculations. -- If you know your weight on Earth, multiply it by 0.165 to get your weight on the moon. -- If you know your weight on the moon, multiply it by 6.042 to get your weight on Earth.
Where would you find the oceans of storms?
You would find this on the Earth's moon.
What is the distance between Corolado and Perth?
The distance between Denver in Colorado (USA) and Perth is 16273 kilometres or 10112 miles or 8787 nautical miles. You can find out the distance between any two locations on earth on timeanddate.com.
Why does the moon of earth not attract mars?
Actually it does attract Mars, but the distances between our Moon and Mars are so great relative to their individual masses that we find it difficult to measure the force of the attraction. Remember that the force of gravity is proportional to the product of the masses of two objects and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. The reason we see a noticeable effect of the attraction of the Sun on the Earth and Mars - despite the great distance between the Sun and those planets is that the mass of the sun is enormous - enough to compensate for the great distances.
