Geometric albedo
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Geometric Albedo
Ratio of the flux received from a planet to that expected from a perfectly reflecting Lambert disk of the same size at the same distance at zero phase angle (cf. Bond albedo).
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Geometric albedo is the ratio of a body's brightness at zero phase angle to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing disk with the same position and apparent size as the body.
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Asteroid visual geometric albedos range from just under 0.02 to over 0.5 and may be divided into four albedo groups: low (0.02-0.07), intermediate (0.08-0.12), moderate (0.13-0.28), and high (greater than 0.28).
zero Albedo/Geometric albedo
0.99/1.41 A. Verbiscer et al. (2005). "The opposition surge of Enceladus: HST observations 338-1022 nm". Icarus 173: 66-83. Surface temperature
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32.9 K
75 K
145 K J. R. Spencer et al. (2006).
Within this category, visual albedo refers to radiation only in the visible part of the spectrum, whereas geometric albedo, also known as physical albedo, is the ratio between the brightness of an object as seen from the direction of the Sun, ...
Bond albedos - total radiation reflected from an object compared to the total incident radiation from the Sun. Geometric albedos - the amount of radiation relative to that from a flat Lambertian surface which is an ideal reflector at all wavelengths.
003; inclination of orbit to planetary equator 1°.6. Visual geometric albedo 0.06. Mariner 9 has shown that both Phobos and Deimos are locked in synchronous rotation with Mars. Discovered by A. Hall in 1897. [H76] ...
Key: Name Name of the planet or satellite. Vo Objects visible magnitude at opposition. Distance Distance to the Sun or to the planet center. Radius Radius. Mass Mass. Density Density. Escape Escape Velocity. Albedo Visual geometric albedo.
Orbit eccentricity (deviation from circular): 0.248º
Mean temperature: 37º K
Visual geometric albedo (reflectivity): ~.5
Atmospheric components: maybe methane and nitrogen
Surface materials: rock, perhaps methane ice ...
Abo Object's geometric albedo. Vo Object's magnitude in visible light at opposition. Rotate Sidereal period of equatorial rotation in days (negative=retrograde; S=synchronous). Dimensions Radii for non-spherical bodies.
 See also: Albedo, Earth, Distance, Light, Solar
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