Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780134746241
Author: Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
Publisher: PEARSON
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Imagine we have a telescope on a space probe. The space probe is passing a dense light source and a thin cloud of gas and as it flies by, it take three images with its spectrometer in the directions indicated by the arrows from the locations indicated in the picture. Match each spectrum with the location it was taken by the space probe. Light Source Cloud ↑ incrang increa VE M Tincantater A B с
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Transcribed Image Text:Imagine we have a telescope on a space probe. The space probe is passing a dense light source and a thin cloud of gas and as it flies by, it take three images with its spectrometer in the directions indicated by the arrows from the locations indicated in the picture. Match each spectrum with the location it was taken by the space probe. Light Source Cloud ↑ incrang increa VE M Tincantater A B с
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