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...shorter wavelengths, such as ultrav?
untraviolet or gamma rays, need to be placed either in dry areas or outside the atmosphere?
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The atmosphere scatters the wavelengths too much. Very very short wavelengths can't penetrate the atmosphere. And thank goodness, too, or you'd be lying on the beach being baked by x-rays and gamma rays. Not a pretty thought.
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