UNIVERSE LL W/SAPLINGPLUS MULTI SEMESTER
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Chapter 7, Problem 6CC
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The difference between the spectra produced from the sunlight reflected from a solid planetary surface and when sunlight passes through a the gaseous atmosphere of a planet.
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