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what does an albedo of 1.0 mean ??
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Answered by drwls
An albedo of 1.0 means that 100% of the light that hits the planet (or other object) is reflected away.

Areas with a white cloud cover or newly fallen snow have an albedo of nearly 1.0
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drwls thank you
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