Geometric albedo
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title:
Geometric albedo
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In astronomy, the geometric albedo of a celestial body is the ratio of its actual brightness as seen from the light source to that of an idealized flat, fully reflecting, diffusively scattering (Lambertian) disk with the same cross-section. Diffuse scattering implies that radiation is reflected isotropically with no memory of the location of the incident light source. Zero phase angle corresponds to looking along the direction of illumination. For Earth-bound observers, this occurs when the body
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Ratio of a celestial body's brightness to that of a Lambertian ideal
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometric_albedo
date created:
2006-05-14T09:37:12Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T14:30:39Z
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