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← ScienceWhich risk increases significantly for GPS satellites because of relativistic effects?
A)Clock drift accumulating positioning errors✓
B)Micrometeoroid impact rates fluctuate
C)Solar flare damage susceptibility increasing
D)Antenna misalignment altering signal reception
💡 Explanation
Clock drift accumulates positioning errors because gravitational time dilation from spacetime curvature and relative velocity impact the satellite's atomic clock accuracy; therefore, corrections are required, rather than increased damage from solar flares because those are independent events.
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