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When Mars is nearest the Earth, the distance separating the two planets is 88.6 x 106^6 km. Mars is viewed through a telescope whose mirror has a diameter of 30.0 cm. If the wavelength of the light is 590 nm, what is the smallest distance that can be resolved between the two points on Mars?

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