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Author: Jeffrey O. Bennett, Seth Shostak

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Strength of Sunlight at Venus and Mars. The solar energy reaching the top of Earth’s atmosphere is 1370 watts per square meter. What is the comparable energy (a) at the distance of Venus; (b) at the distance of Mars? (Hint: Remember that light follows an inverse square law [see Figure 7.2]; you’ll need to look up distances in AU for Venus and Mars.)

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