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		virtue3 on Dec 6, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bouncing a LoRa message off the moon Because the moon is 238,900 mi away. Nor does it stay locked in position. Nor is it perfectly reflective (albeit quite a high albedo) nor a perfect sphere.

bigiain on Dec 7, 2021 [–]

This comment has made me need to go listen to Albedo 0.39 again:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygcBT87K6BY

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