Suppose you are on Mars when it is 9.00 1010 m from earth. You call earth for the correct time and receive a recorded message indicating that the time at the tone is exactly 6:17 P.M. What time should you set on your watch?

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Suppose you are on Mars when it is 9.00  1010 m from earth. You call earth for the correct time and receive a recorded message indicating that the time at the tone is exactly 6:17 P.M. What time should you set on your watch?

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