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why is it impossible to infer the surface temperature of Venus by spectroscopy observation from earth?

The important difference is that the word "surface" has a different meaning depending on whether we're talking about the Sun or Venus. When we say "the surface of the Sun," we ...
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why is it impossible to infer the surface temperature of Venus by spectroscopy observation from earth?

I think the problem is that spectroscopy at visible and infrared wavelengths simply can't penetrate the thick atmosphere of Venus. Thus the information comes from much higher in the atmosphere and not ...
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Is an earth-sized moon orbiting a super-earth feasible?

This is an answer only to the second part of your question. If such an enormous moon somehow gets formed or captured, its tidal interaction with its host planet will follow the regular laws. If the ...
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Why would rocky earth-like planets be rare around white dwarf stars?

Short answer Most planets of this type may have formed too close to their parent star (the progenitor of the white dwarf) to have avoided being swallowed when it became a red giant. Another ...
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