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When the Galileo spacecraft reached Jupiter on December 7,1995,Jupiter was almost at conjunction with the Sun.Given that it takes 8 1/3 minutes for light to travel a distance of 1 AU,how long did it take Galileo's signals to reach Earth from Jupiter? (A diagram might help you to envision this configuration.)


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