Unclassified roads face a wait of 86 years before they see a new surface coating, according to the study.

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The micro-USB port, also found along the left edge, is uncovered, but Motorola had the foresight to bathe both the surface and internal circuitry in a water-resistant coating, which should stand up to the wet weather conditions many Europeans will face heading into winter.

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Observations of the material coating the dark face of Iapetus indicate it has a similar composition to the surface material on Phoebe.

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Additionally, to thoroughly eliminate ghosting and lens flares, reflectivity was kept to half of the previous value at a wavelength of 450 to 650 nm, thanks to the lens surface treated with the Olympus-original ZERO (ZUIKO Extra-low Reflection Optical) coating.

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