The Moon appears to us as a pretty bright body 🌔
But in fact, its surface albedo (so its reflectivity is called) is only 13%, which is almost three times less than Earth's albedo.
That's why in almost all photographs the brightness of the Moon is increased to make it more contrasting.
The Moon appears to us as a pretty bright body 🌔
But in fact, its surface albedo (so its reflectivity is called) is only 13%, which is almost three times less than Earth's albedo.
That's why in almost all photographs the brightness of the Moon is increased to make it more contrasting.