Question

I am currently studying about spectrums, difraction Gratings, and many other spectrum. So my question is: What should the Spectrum of the Moon look like? Justify your answer.
This is the only question I am struggling with...so could you please help me? Many Thanks in the future

Answer 1

The spectrum of light from the moon should very strongly resemble the spectrum of sunlight. The reason is that any light from the moon started out from the sun. Any difference in their spectra is only due to the moon absorbing more of some wavelengths and less of others. But since the moon appears colorless gray, we don't expect any particular colors to be strongly absorbed, otherwise the moon would look to be the colors of the light that's left.