SOLUTION: On January 3rd 2004, after a journey of 300 million miles, the rover Spirit landed on Mars and began sending back information to earth. It landed only 6 miles from target. This acc

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Question 987199: On January 3rd 2004, after a journey of 300 million miles, the rover Spirit landed on Mars and began sending back information to earth. It landed only 6 miles from target. This accuracy is comparable to shooting an arrow at a target 50 feet away and missing the exact center by what distance?
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6mi%2F3%2A10%5E8mi=%282%2A10-6%29percent=0.000002%
%2850ft%29%282%2A10%5E-8%29=1%2A10%5E-6ft=0.6096 microns