Let’s say that on January 1st, mars is seen to be in opposition. [in some random year]. Then 13 months later (on February 1st of the following year) Mars is observed to be in Conjunction. What is the Sidereal Period of Mars that would be calculated from these observations? Include a figure in your solution to show how you reach this answer. Assume that Mars and Earth both have perfectly circular orbits. Note that these are fictitious dates and the Sidereal Period determined in this problem is not the real Period of Mars

 

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