Using a refracting telescope, you observe the planet Mars when it is 1.95 × 10 11 m from Earth. The diameter of the telescope's objective lens is 0.977 m . What is the minimum feature size, in kilometers, on the surface of Mars that your telescope can resolve for you? Use 561 nm for the wavelength of light.

The minimum feature size is 136.6 km.

Explanation:

It is given that,

Distance from planet Mars and Earth is,

Diameter of the objective lens, d = 0.977 m

We need to find the minimum feature size, on the surface of Mars that your telescope can resolve for you. The expression for resolving distance is given by :

So, the minimum feature size is 136.6 km.

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