What is Mercury's temperature during the daytime?
Understand the Problem
The question is asking for the temperature of Mercury during the daytime. This involves understanding the extreme temperature variations that occur on Mercury due to its lack of atmosphere and proximity to the Sun.
Answer
800 degrees Fahrenheit (430 degrees Celsius)
The final answer is 800 degrees Fahrenheit (430 degrees Celsius).
Answer for screen readers
The final answer is 800 degrees Fahrenheit (430 degrees Celsius).
More Information
Mercury has the most extreme temperature fluctuations in the Solar System because it lacks an atmosphere to retain heat, leading to very cold nights.
Sources
- What is Mercury's temperature? - NASA - science.nasa.gov
- How hot is Mercury? - Cool Cosmos - coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu
- How Hot is Mercury? - Space.com - space.com
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