What Is the Main Reason for Positioning Many Radio Telescopes

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Multiple Choice

What is the main reason for positioning many radio telescopes across a large area and combining the signals?

• A)to provide a backup system if one or more of the telescopes go down
• B)to produce higher resolution images
• C)to prevent interference between signals from the separate telescopes
• D)to compensate for the motion of objects in the sky as a result of the Earth's rotation

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