Which Has Highest Albedo?
Snow and Ice Have the Highest Albedos of Any Parts of Earth's Surface: Some Parts of Antarctica Reflect up to 90% of Incoming Solar Radiation. What Is the...
Snow and ice have the highest albedos of any parts of Earth's surface: Some parts of Antarctica reflect up to 90% of incoming solar radiation.
What is the highest albedo?
Fresh snow has the largest reflection and hence highest albedo, whereas black soil has the lowest albedo since it absorbs maximum amount of solar radiation.
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Which of the following objects has the highest albedo?
The object with the highest albedo in the Solar System is Saturn's moon Enceladus, with an albedo of 99%. On the other hand, asteroids can have albedos as low as 4%. The Earth's moon has an albedo of about 7%.
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