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		brianbreslin on May 25, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Egyptian pyramids found by infra-red satellite ima... Does anyone know if satellite imagery could be used to map ocean floors for this type of use? Or would the water disrupt the infrared wavelength?

dmboyd on May 26, 2011 [–]

check the absorption spectrum : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Water_absorption_spectrum....

Which also explains why the ocean is blue.

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