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Kepler’s
Surveying Technique
•To find the
position of the target all you need to know is:
–The size of the baseline B (in this case 2 A.U.)
–The angles at the base of the triangle – i.e. which way
is it to the target
•Once you
have the position of Mars at one place in its orbit, repeat this multiple times as it moves along its
orbit
B
Mars
Earth1
Earth2