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Solve each problem. Depth of a Crater on the Moon The depths of unknown c...

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Depth of a Crater on the Moon The depths of unknown craters on the moon can be approximated by comparing the lengths of their shadows to the shadows of nearby craters with known depths. The crater Aristillus is 11,000 ft deep, and its shadow was measured as 1.5 mm on a photograph. Its companion crater, Autolycus, had a shadow of 1.3 mm on the same photograph. Use similar triangles to determine the depth of the crater Autolycus. (Source: Webb, T., Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes, Dover Publications.)

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