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Distance to the Moon is about 390 Megameters, time to orbit is 27.32 days, so speed in m/s is:

D*2*pi/T/86400 ~ 1040 m/s

Diameter is about 3500 m, so time of occlusion is:

3500/1040 ~ 3.36

More accurately, diameter ~ 3475m, hence

3475/1040 ~ 3.34.

Seems low to me.

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825c5a2a... 2y ago

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I think the moon's diameter is 3475 km, not m

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Colin the Mathmo 2y ago

nostr:npub1yzgcvpqkhc8zq7y4gx9v9ch8syk53xcsetw52l8mh3l7nup2gktqux3zfx Hah !!!

There we go, so the answer is about 1000 time bigger.

That makes sense !!!

Thank you ... feeling embarrassed now ...

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