Physics, asked by badhrarathish14, 10 months ago

How can you measure the diameter of a planet using parallax method?

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Answered by Anonymous

Explanation:

The diameter of the moon is to be calculated by the parallax method, by assuming two points serving as the diameter ends and define the angle made by it on earth and assume the parallel shortest distance. Apply tangent and trigonometry to infer the finding.

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