Imagine You Tried to Measure the Parallax of Distant Stars

question 4

Multiple Choice

Imagine you tried to measure the parallax of distant stars from the surface of Mars. How would your results compare to what you would find from Earth?

• A) Each star's parallax would be smaller because Mars has a smaller orbital speed.
• B) Each star's parallax would be smaller because Mars is farther from the Sun.
• C) Each star's parallax would be larger because Mars is closer to the stars.
• D) Each star's parallax would be larger because Mars has a larger orbit.

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