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Mercury, the closest planet to the sun (distance sun - Mercury = 57.0×106 km),
has virtually no atmosphere. Its average temperature, as seen from space, is 170 °C.
Determine the albedo, a, of Mercury. Earth's solar constant is 1372 W m-2 and the distance
between sun and Earth is 150×106 km.

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Mercury, the closest planet to the sun (distance sun - Mercury = 57.0×106 km), has virtually no atmosphere. Its average temperature, as seen from space, is 170 °C. Determine the albedo, a, of Mercury. Earth's solar constant is 1372 W m-2 and the distance between sun and Earth is 150×106 km.