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The real dimensions of Mars are calculated from the apparent size, and differ markedly depending on the observations and the adopted value of the solar parallax. According to the Connaissance des Temps and the Nautical Almanac, the angular diameter of Mars is 11″.10 at the distance of the Earth from the Sun, that of the Earth being 17″.2. This is the diameter adopted in Le Verrier’s Tables.
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Sheehan, W. (2015). Dimensions of the Planet. In: Sheehan, W. (eds) Camille Flammarion's The Planet Mars. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 409. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09641-4_5
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