Today we rely largely on what technique to precisely measure distances in the solar system?
A) Transits of Venus across the Sun
B) Radar echo timings
C) Measurement of stellar parallaxes.
D) Timings of the eclipses of its moons by Jupiter's shadow
E) Precise measurements of length of the year with atomic clocks
B
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false