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If an explorer were to step onto the surface of Mercury, he would discover a world resembling lunar terrain. Mercury's rolling, dust-covered hills have been eroded from the ... A model of this process shows that such a despinning would take 109 years and would have raised the interior temperature by 100 degrees Kelvin.
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Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. It is also the second smallest planet after Pluto. Mercury is less than a half of the diameter of the Earth and is a little bigger than the moon, its diameter is 3,031 km. Since Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, the temperature on the surface of Mercury is very high.
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From about -300°F (-184°C) (on the side away from the sun) to about 800°F (427°C), at one or more points on the side currently facing sunward. There is no appreciable atmosphere to moderate the temperature extremes. As the planet slowly rot...
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From about -300°F (-184°C) (on the side away from the sun) to about 800°F (427°C), at one or more points on the side currently facing sunward. There is no appreciable atmosphere to moderate the temperature extremes. As the planet slowly rot...
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Mercury/Earth Comparison ... Surface pressure: ~10-15 bar (0.001 picobar) Average temperature: 440 K (167 C) (590-725 K, sunward side) Total mass of atmosphere: <~1000 kg Atmospheric composition: 42% Oxygen (O2), 29% Sodium (Na), 22% Hydrogen (H2), 6% Helium (He), 0.5% Potassium (K), possible trace amounts of Argon...
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The surface temperature on the side of Mercury closest to the Sun reaches 427 degrees Celsius, a temperature hot enough to melt tin. On the side facing away from the Sun, or the night side, ... What is the difference in the temperature of Mercury's surface when it is facing towards and away from the Sun?
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1). Assuming that the side of Mercury perpetually facing away from the Sun has a surface temperature of zero, the Michigan workers concluded that the sub-solar point must be approximately 1,100° K, or greater than the 600°–700° K that is expected from solar radiation.
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As the closest planet to the Sun, you'd think that the temperature of Mercury is hot. Blisteringly, blazingly hot. Well, you're only half right. That's ... As the closest planet to the Sun, you'd think that the temperature of Mercury is hot. Blisteringly, blazingly hot. Well, you're only half right. That's because Mercury has...
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