The albedo, or fraction of light reflected from the surface, of Mercury is
A) fairly high, about the same as that of Earth.
B) very low because of its dark rocky surface and absence of an atmosphere.
C) variable and relatively high because of variable cloud cover.
D) very high because of the light color of its surface.
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