Does this account for the size difference of (m)ethane raindrops vs water raindrops?
Naively I would expect (m)ethane raindrops should be larger due to lower surface tension (although maybe this is counteracted by higher air pressure?), which might counteract the lower refractive index.
Ethan MacBrough /
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2024-09-15 19:22:45
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