the laser reflectors left on the moon do work. You just cant see it with the naked eye.......
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Additive_co…
You are wrong, too, whatever that ridiculously long number user name is, and I HAVE exlained Rayleigh AND Mie scattering. YOU DID NOT.
Sunlight reaches Earth's atmosphere and is scattered in all directions by all the gases and particles in the air. Blue light is scattered more than others by the nitrogen in Earth's atmosphere.
the scattering and refraction by the atmospheric molecules is one good reason ( among others) why the laser reflector supposedly left on the moon cannot work, the fact that the earth and the moon are both moving is also a barrier
Rayleigh scattering. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayleigh_sc…
In space there isn't enough matter to create a noticeable Rayleigh scattering effect as on a dense atmosphere such as Earth's.
Since I really have no idea and just read the answers, the best one is by far oklatonola's answer. She took time to really explain it so I understand it.
Actually, the laser reflectors left on the moon do work. You just can't see it with the naked eye.
