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Answer by Adam Chalcraft for What makes the Moon and Venus shine?

Obviously Wayfaring Stranger is right, but it doesn't really answer why the moon shines. I mean, it's a long way away and very dim. 10% is a low albedo, and if you put a rock with 10% albedo 239,000...

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Answer by Wayfaring Stranger for What makes the Moon and Venus shine?

The sun is an excellent source of light for all the planets and moons, although it gets a little dodgy way out near Pluto. The moon reflects about 10% of the sunlight that hits it, that's why we see...

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What makes the Moon and Venus shine?

Is there some substance on Venus or some kind of material, because neither bodies have any source of light.

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