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Like most objects in space, the Moon possesses a reflective characterisitic called albedo. Albedo is how well an object reflects light. What makes the moon so interesting is that it has the same Albedo as coal. That means that it has almost no reflective quality up close.
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Where does Moon's reflective light come from?
the moon reflects the sunlight
If the sun is luminous what are the earth and moon?
Earth and Moon are Non-Luminous, and a bit reflective. Moon light is sun light that has bounced back from the moon.
Is the earths maps reflected onto the moon?
No, the moon is made of rock and dust and is not a reflective surface. You can not see the Earth reflected off it.
How are rocks from the Highland and Maria areas of the Moon different?
The Lunar Highland rocks reflective and anothositic in composition, while the Lunar Maria are less reflective and basaltic in composition.
Why does a moon appear to give off a bright white light when it doesn't produce its own light?
The moon reflects the light from the Sun, slightly tinted by the reflective properties of the Moon's surface.
Where does Moon's reflective light come from?
the moon reflects the sunlight
If the sun is luminous what are the earth and moon?
Earth and Moon are Non-Luminous, and a bit reflective. Moon light is sun light that has bounced back from the moon.
Is the earths maps reflected onto the moon?
No, the moon is made of rock and dust and is not a reflective surface. You can not see the Earth reflected off it.
How are rocks from the Highland and Maria areas of the Moon different?
The Lunar Highland rocks reflective and anothositic in composition, while the Lunar Maria are less reflective and basaltic in composition.
Why does a moon appear to give off a bright white light when it doesn't produce its own light?
The moon reflects the light from the Sun, slightly tinted by the reflective properties of the Moon's surface.
How does an eclipse affect your environment?
Solar Eclipse: There is a new moon. The sun is blocked out by the moon for some time. Lunar Eclipse: There is a full moon the night of a lunar eclipse. The reflective light of the moon is blocked by the Earth.
How is the moon able to give off light?
Light from the moon is a reflection of light from the sun, the moon only appears to give off light because its reflective lunar dust the reflects liight from the sun
Can stars be seen from the moon when the sun is shining?
No, the moon's surface is too reflective when the light is shining, and therefore the sun's light reflected from the moon's surface blocks any stars from being visible from the surface of the moon by either eye or camera.
Is it safe to look at a bright moon?
The moon does not generate light; it reflects the sun's light, but only a tiny fraction of light. So, as a reflective body, it's safe to look at a bright moon all you want.
Is the Moon metallic?
The Moon is a ball of dusty rock; it is approximately as reflective as charcoal. However, the SIZE of the Moon, and its closeness to the Earth, and the brightness of the Sun mean that even the 4% of the sunlight that is reflected from the Moon mean that it appears to be plenty bright.
Why does a waxing gibbous happen?
The moon has reflective soil on its surface so when the earths shadow falls on it the suns rays don't reach the surface so making the moon shrink or grow
Does the sun moon or earth have more reflective power?
The Earth has the more reflective power. How much light that is reflected from a body is know as the albedo. Earth has an albedo of 0.367 where as the moon has an albedo of only 0.136. The sun is not said to have an albedo because it emits far more energy that it could ever possibly reflect from other sources.
