From a distance of 470 km above the surface of the Moon, what is the angular diameter (in arc seconds) of an astronaut i

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From a distance of 470 km above the surface of the Moon, what is the angular diameter (in arc seconds) of an astronaut i

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From a distance of 470 km above the surface of theMoon, what is the angular diameter (in arc seconds) of an astronautin a spacesuit who has a linear diameterof 0.8 m viewed from above?
Hint: Use the small-angleformula,
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Need arc seconds?
The unaided human eye has a resolution of about 100 arc secondsin bright lighting conditions. Could someone looking out thecommand module window have seen the astronauts on the Moon?
Yes? No?
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