[petuniasevan]

Astronomy Fun Fact:

The moon may look bright in the night sky, but it actually has a low albedo (reflectivity).
Note that the surface material ("regolith") is the color of half-used charcoal briquets.
The moon's albedo is around .08, which means it reflects only 8% of the light that hits it.

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[petuniasevan]

APOD PING!

[NormsRevenge]

Thank You and Thanks to YaHoo Reference

Albedo - Fraction of light reflected by a body or surface, commonly used in astronomy to describe the reflective properties of planets,
natural satellites, and asteroids. "Normal" albedo (the relative
brightness of a surface when illuminated and observed from
directly above) is often used to determine the surface
compositions of satellites and asteroids. The albedo, diameter,
and distance of such objects together determine their brightness.

[BradyLS]

"...Albedo: .039 ... Albedo: .039 ... Albedo: .039...."

[MeekOneGOP]

One small step for man......
one giant leap for mankind!

American Translation:

TouchDown!

[MeekOneGOP]

This is such an amazing picture. Thanks!

[RightWhale]

What we need to do, mainly to get some cash-flow but also to convince those who claim to disbelieve we landed on the moon at all, is to draw a large, bright, colorful Pepsi logo across the entire visible surface. Those who think the moon is reflective and bright have seen nothing yet! It will also be the only celestial object visible to the youngsters in their light-polluted cities.