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oliviahorn72

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How can the image of a single quasar be doubled? What does that tell us about the quasar's distance?
 
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One of the effects of Mercury's very slow spin is
 
  A) tectonic activity.
  B) large variations in the size of its polar cap.
  C) an intensely powerful magnetic field.
  D) wind patterns that are slow, but global in size.
  E) extreme variations in its surface temperature.



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Answer to Question 1

If the gravity of a massive foreground galaxy bends the quasar's light, it can create multiple images. The quasar must be behind and at a much great distance from us than the lensing galaxy.

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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again




 

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