The Curiosity rover touched down on Mars when Earth and Mars were 14 light-minutes apart. At the

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The Curiosity rover touched down on Mars when Earth and Mars were 14 light-minutes apart. At the instant of touchdown, clocks at Mission Control in Pasadena, California, read 10:31 pm. As judged by observers on a spacecraft heading along the Earth– Mars line at 0.35c, did touchdown occur before or after the time the clocks in Pasadena read 10:31pm, and by how much?

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Essential University Physics

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3rd Edition Volume 2

Authors: Richard Wolfsonby

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