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How does the light-collecting area of an 8-meter telescope compare to that of a 2-meter telescope?
 
  A) The answer cannot be determined from the information given in the question.
  B) The 8-meter telescope has 16 times the light-collecting area of the 2-meter telescope.
  C) The 8-meter telescope has 4 times the light-collecting area of the 2-meter telescope.
  D) The 8-meter telescope has 8 times the light-collecting area of the 2-meter telescope.

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How are the large amounts of heating at Io generated?
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

Io's elliptical orbit causes variations in the gravitation pull of Jupiter and Europe. The changing force of gravity causes tidal stressing on Io's interior by Jupiter and Europa, heating the moon.


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