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Zeptosecond Mystery Cache

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PYC: This one finished with 2 Favorite Points. Thanks to all who visited one of our favorite hiking parks.

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Hidden : 10/6/2019
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:



This should be a quick puzzle to solve.
It probably won't take you longer than 850 zeptoseconds ...
the time it takes a for a Helium atom to eject an electron after a photon strike.

------------The Puzzle------------

If a zeptosecond is a trillionth of a billionth of a second,
(a single 1 sitting 21 places behind the decimal point),
then the final coords =​ N 46 52.269 W 117 09.108

but

If a zeptosecond is the offspring of one of the lesser known Marx Brothers (Zepto the Second),
then the final coords = N 46 52.827 W 117 09.108


------------End of Puzzle------------

Here is a link to a related article if you want to know more about a zeptosecond.

Once you get to the posted coords, you probably will find this cache in the blink of an eye, and your "Found It" log will give you a smiley even faster, maybe in a zeptosecond.

Hope you have a great time exploring one of our favorite parks.
The park is open daily from 7 am to dusk.
Don't forget to bring your own writing implement.

(And if you don't know who the Marx Brothers are, well, most of their films are available free on YouTube, so give one a try...maybe Animal Crackers or Duck Soup.)



Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Abg ba gur tebhaq.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)