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Effective temperature (Planetary science 🪐)
The effective temperature of a body such as a star or planet is the temperature of a black body that would emit the same total energy as electromagnetic radiation. Effective temperature is often used as an estimate of a body's surface temperature when the body's emissiv...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effective_temperature
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