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What planet's blue color is the result of absorption of red light by methane?
Both Uranus and Neptune do, giving them a blue colour (bluish green for Uranus).
Is Uranus blue?
No. The planet only appears blue due to all that methane in the athmosphere.
Does Mercury have a source of light?
Strictly speaking Mercury (the planet) isn't luminous, since that implies it has its own method of generating light. Astronomers speak of albedo, which is the ratio of light reflected as a fraction of incident light arriving on the body; the darker the body, the lower the albedo. Mercury has an albedo of about 0.1 which is roughly the same as our Moon - about ten percent of the light landing on it gets reflected back.
Why doesn't the moon not make light?
The moon is not a star. The moon only reflects the suns light. Only stars make light. Our sun is a star.
Does Venus reflect light from the sun?
yes, when one side of glass painted by mercury, it becomes a mirror!
True or false a planet is a body that gives off light of it owns?
A planet only reflects light from a star like our Sun. Earth is a planet and from experience it does not shine. Stars give off their own light.
What is the difference between a planet and a star with regard to the light in space?
A star generates energy, including light, which it emits into space, i.e. it is luminous. A planet can only be seen because it reflects the Sun's light, i.e. it is non-luminous.
Does Jupiter reflect or emit light?
ANSWER: It reflects light. The sun is the only body in the solar system to emit light.
What planet's blue color is the result of absorption of red light by methane?
Both Uranus and Neptune do, giving them a blue colour (bluish green for Uranus).
How is the moon and the sun not alike?
The Sun is a star and emits solar light, and is at the centre of our Universe. The Moon is a small satellite planet that orbits the Earth, and only reflects the light striking the Moon's surface.
Is the moon source of light?
No, it only reflects the Sun's light.
What planet is brighter the moon or the sun?
Neither the sun nor the moon are planets. The sun is brighter than the moon by far. The sun emits its own light. The moon only reflects light from the sun.
How does the moon produce light?
The moon does not produce light. It only reflects light from the sun.
Does Saturn emit or reflect light?
It reflects light. The only body in our solar system that emits light is the sun. The Earth also emits light from fires, volcanic eruptions and electric lighting but not enough to illuminate something as large as another planet.
Did the moon ever give light?
The moon only reflects the sun's light.
Can you only see thing that are making light?
No, most of what we see reflects light.
Is Uranus blue?
No. The planet only appears blue due to all that methane in the athmosphere.
