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Can Hubble telescope (Mirror of Diametere, D= 3.00m) see a person on the moon (assume that...

Can Hubble telescope (Mirror of Diametere, D= 3.00m) see a person on the moon (assume that a person is about 1.70 m tall and that "to see" a person means barely resolve two objects at 1.7 m distance apart)?

Exactly how close can two objects be to been seen on the moon b y the Hubble Telescope ( The distance to the moon is about 380,000 km)?

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Ist image contains the answer giving minimum linear resolution at 64m(visible light) for UV light it will be lower around 42m. 2nd image is just a simplied example to show the image size

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