How were scientists able to determine the composition of other planets despite never having been there themselves to find out for sure?

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How were scientists able to determine the composition of other planets despite never having been there themselves to find out for sure?

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They *aren’t* sure.

One of common ways is to measure light; all materials reflect and absorb particular wavelengths of light. By measuring the leftover light, we can assume what materials it interacted with.

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