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Mercury's side that faces the Sun can reach temperatures of up to about 800 degrees Fahrenheit (427 degrees Celsius). This extreme heat occurs because Mercury has a very thin atmosphere, which cannot retain heat. However, the side facing away from the Sun can drop to around -330 degrees Fahrenheit (-201 degrees Celsius), leading to a significant temperature difference between its two sides.
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Which side of Mars faces the sun?
Well, in every side because mars is also rotating, therefore states my opinion.
Why does you have day and night?
Day and night are caused by the rotation of the Earth on its axis. When a specific side of the Earth faces the sun, it is daytime in that region, and when it faces away from the sun, it is nighttime. This rotation takes approximately 24 hours to complete.
What side of the moon are we seeing when the moon is full?
The same side of the moon always faces us, regardless of the phase. When the moon is full that side is fully illuminated by the sun as the moon is approximately on the opposite side of Earth relative to the sun.
Why is one side of the moon light and the other side dark?
Because one side of the moon faces the Sun, whereas the other side of the moon faces away from the Sun and no other star is near to cast a significant amount of light on that surface. Furthermore, without an atmosphere to reflect and refract light, the line of demarcation between light and dark is very sharp. In addition, the rotation of the Moon is such that the same side always faces the Earth!
As earth there is daylight where earth faces the sun and darkness where earth is turned away from the sun?
Yes, that's correct. Earth experiences day and night as it rotates on its axis, with the side facing the sun experiencing daylight and the side turned away experiencing darkness. This rotation creates a cycle of about 24 hours known as a day.
Is mercury really hot and really cold?
The side of Mercury that faces the sun is extremely heated, however the side of Mercury that faces away from the sun is extremely cold.
What is the hot side of mercury made out of?
It is made of of rock. The same type that the cold side is. The hot side of Mercury does not have any special properties. It's only hot because it faces the sun.
Does the reflective surface of the moon get hot?
The illuminated side of the moon is in excess of 250 degrees hotter than the other side. Only part of the moon faces the sun, which is the part I described as illuminated. The sun heats up the side that faces it and the moon does not have the protection of an Earth-like atmosphere.
Why does Mercury have the largest difference in extreme surface?
It is the closest to the sun so the side that faces the Sun gets very hot. It has no atmosphere to retain the heat, so when the side is facing away from the sun, the temperature drops drastically and it becomes very cold.
Why is it night in Africa when it's day in Australia?
The earth rotates as it revolves around the sun. When the side of the earth where Australia is faces the sun the side of the earth where Africa is faces away from the sun. As the earth rotates the side with Africa will turn toward the sun and the side with Australia will rotate away from the sun.
Why does night happen?
When your side of the earth faces the sun
Does the dark side of the moon always face away from the sun?
The side that faces away from the flashlight or the sun is always the dark side.
If you went to Mercury what would it be like?
If you landed on the side that faces the sun, it would be extremely hot. If you landed on the side that doesn't face the sun, it would be extremely cold. Also, it would be littered with craters, and would seem very desolate.
Does the moon have day and night if so why?
Just like the earth, the moon has a side that faces the sun (day) and a side that faces away from the sun (night). During a full moon, the side of the moon that faces the earth is lit by the sun and appears in daylight whereas the side of the moon that faces away from the earth is in shadow (night). During a new moon, the opposite is true. The side of the moon that faces the earth is in shadow (night) and the side that faces away from the earth is exposed to the sun (day).
Which planet has a face hot and a face cold?
Mercury, with almost no atmosphere, is also closest to the sun and has the largest range of temperatures between the side facing the sun and the side facing away - a difference of about 600 K.
When one side of the earth is facing the sun is it day or night?
When a side of the earth faces the sun, it's day. The opposite side is experiencing night.
What is the temperature of side of the moon which faces sun?
135 degree celsius
