Lesson plan
Zodi
The zodi is a unit of zodiacal dust. One zodi is the amount of zodiacal dust in the inner Solar System. This dust absorbs light from the Sun and re-radiates it as thermal radiation. The luminosity of the zodiacal dust in the Solar System is about 10^{-7} relative to the luminosity of the Sun, and in practice, this is the observable characteristic defining one zodi.
Article summary
The zodi is a unit of zodiacal dust. One zodi is the amount of zodiacal dust in the inner Solar System. This dust absorbs light from the Sun and re-radiates it as thermal radiation. The luminosity of the zodiacal dust in the Solar System is about 10^{-7} relative to the luminosity of the Sun, and in practice, this is the observable characteristic defining one zodi.
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- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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