Strength of Sunlight at Venus and Mars. The solar energy reachingthe top of Earths

Chapter 10, Problem 51

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Strength of Sunlight at Venus and Mars. The solar energy reachingthe top of Earths atmosphere is 1370 watts per square meter.What is the comparable energy (a) at the distance of Venus;(b) at the distance of Mars? (Hint: Remember that light followsan inverse square law [see Figure 7.1]; youll need to look updistances in AU for Venus and Mars.)

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