Question by FydorMendeleev:
What size should the solar panel on a satellite orbiting Jupiter be?(need help soon please)?
A)What size should the solar panel on a satellite orbiting Jupiter be if it is to collect the same amount of radiation from the Sun as a 1.0 m^2 solar panel on a satellite orbiting Earth?
B)Can radio waves have the same frequencies as sound waves (20 Hz-20,000 Hz})?


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Answer by billrussell42
Radiation (light) goes down as the square of the distance, so take the ratio of jupiter’s distance to the sun with earth’s distance to the sun, square it, and then multiply the area of the solar panel by that factor.

b) yes, but the wavelength will be so long that they are not usable for much of anything.

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