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*[http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/venus/greenhouse.html Astronomy 161 at University of Tennessee] | *[http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/venus/greenhouse.html Astronomy 161 at University of Tennessee] | ||
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Revision as of 23:05, October 25, 2007
Radiant heat is sunlight falling on the surface of a planet is primarily in the visible part of the spectrum. However, the reflection of light from the surface tends to produce light of longer wavelength called infrared (IR) radiation (also known as radiant heat; IR radiation is the heat that we sense being radiated from a hot surface like a hot piece of metal).