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When the NASA Rover Spirit successfully landed on Mars in January of 2004, Mars was 170.2...

When the NASA Rover Spirit successfully landed on Mars in January of 2004, Mars was 170.2 × 106 km from Earth. Twenty-one days later, when the Rover Opportunity landed on Mars, Mars was 198.7 × 106 km from Earth, (a) How long did it take for a one-way transmission to the scientists on Earth from Spirit on its landing day? (b) How long did it take for scientists to communicate with Opportunity on its landing day?

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