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Which object will look brighter from earth the full moon or mars​

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It would be the moon. Because even though you can’t see the Sun, it’s light reflects off the moons surface, which a gray/white. Which is why it’s shines like it does. The moon is also much closer than Mars. And mars is mostly red, which doesn’t reflect nearly as much light
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The Full Moon

Step-by-step explanation:

The smaller the magnitude number, the brighter the object. The full Moon has an apparent magnitude of -12.6, and when Mars is at its brightest in the night sky, its apparent magnitude is +2.0.