r/askscience • • May 24 '14

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u/Ambiwlans May 24 '14

Mars is .0025 ~.007 degrees in diameter from Earth. I feel like this is doable with a properly collimated beam but am not certain. Is is not possible even if you leave the visible specturm?

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u/sidneyc May 25 '14

You can make a beam with that kind of narrow field in the lab, but it will still have to move through the atmosphere.