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When astronauts aboard the space shuttle look down at the earth, its atmosphere appears blue. Why?.
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When astronauts aboard the space shuttle look down at the earth, its atmosphere appears blue. Why?.

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Reflection

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The particles in the atmosphere only reflect the color blue and and all others are absorbed. Only the reflected colors can be seen from our eyes not the absorbed ones

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