A high mountaintop such as Mauna Kea in Hawaii is a good site for an infrared observatory because it is:
A) above most of the moisture in Earth's atmosphere.
B) farther from city lights.
C) closer to the stratospheric ozone layer.
D) above most of the turbulence in Earth's atmosphere.
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