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Old 09-22-2013, 01:12 PM   #1085 (permalink)
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True, not even mirrors "reflect" at the quantum level. But the absorption and subsequent emission of heat energy, especially in a tangential situation like the upper atmosphere, redirect much of the solar energy back into space.