(a) Estimate the force on Earth due to the pressure of the

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(a) Estimate the force on Earth due to the pressure of the radiation on Earth by the Sun, and compare this force to the gravitational force of the Sun on Earth. (At Earths orbit, the intensity of sunlight is (b) Repeat Part (a) for Mars which is at an average distance of from the Sun and has a radius of (c) Which planet has the larger ratio of radiation pressure to gravitational attraction? SSM

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