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At perihelion (closest approach to the sun), Mercury is 0.31 AU from the sun. Calculate how hot it gets on Mercury when the sun is
At perihelion (closest approach to the sun), Mercury is 0.31 AU from the sun. Calculate how hot it gets on Mercury when the sun is directly overhead at perihelion. (On average, Mercury reflects 12% of incoming light back into space.)
A. 381 K
B. 484 K
C. 684 K
D. 706 K
E. 1034 K
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Introduction to Probability
Authors: Mark Daniel Ward, Ellen Gundlach
1st edition
716771098, 978-1319060893, 1319060897, 978-0716771098
