The albedos of planets, satellites and minor planets such as asteroids can be used to infer much about their properties.
ðɪ ælbˈiːdoʊz ʌv plˈænɪts, sˈæɾəlˌaɪts ænd mˈaɪnɚ plˈænɪts sˈʌtʃ ɐz ˈæstɚɹˌɔɪdz kæn biː jˈuːzd tʊ ɪnfˈɜː mˈʌtʃ ɐbˌaʊt ðɛɹ pɹˈɑːpɚɾiz.