Apply the results of Example 14.14 to estimate the temperature of the dwarf planet Pluto. In your

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Apply the results of Example 14.14 to estimate the temperature of the dwarf planet Pluto. In your calculation, assume Pluto is at its mean distance from the Sun, 5.9 × 1012 m. Compare your answer with the measured temperature of Pluto, about 40 K. How do you think astronomers are able to measure the temperature of Pluto?

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