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No, not always. Even though it's close to the sun, it's long apparent days and nights mean that it's surface temperature can get as low as -170 degrees Celsius. There is no atmosphere on Mercury, so the heat can't be held in the same way as on Venus or earth for example. Near the poles, the temperature can drop even lower to around -190 Celsius.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoNo. Because Mercury has almost no atmosphere, there is nothing to hold in the heat at night. In the day, the temperature can reach 800 degrees Fahrenheit. At night the temperature drops down to about negative 290 degrees Fahrenheit. These are the greatest temperature difference of any planet in our solar system.
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∙ 13y agoThe sunlit side certainly is - it is hot enough to melt lead and keep it liquid. The dark side of Mercury is very cold, however.
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Temperatures on mercury-?
Mercury is a very hot planet. Mercury is the closest planet to the sun.
What dry planet becomes very hot during the day due to its closeness to the sun?
Planet Mercury
Which planet is very hot in the day time but very cold at night?
I think the planet you are thinking of is Mercury.
What planet has no ocean and is very hot?
Venus and Mercury, Venus is hotter though
What characteristics does the planet mercury have?
Hot
Temperatures on mercury-?
Mercury is a very hot planet. Mercury is the closest planet to the sun.
What is the wheather on the planet Mercury?
The weather of Mercury is burning hot!! Its very very hot!
What dry planet becomes very hot during the day due to its closeness to the sun?
Planet Mercury
What planet is smaller and near they sun and can be very hot?
Mercury.
Which planet is very hot in the day time but very cold at night?
I think the planet you are thinking of is Mercury.
What planet has a very thin atmosphere and can get very hot during the day and very cold at night?
I think the planet you are thinking of is Mercury.
What planet has no ocean and is very hot?
Venus and Mercury, Venus is hotter though
Is it hot on Mercury or cold during the day?
very hot during the day as it is the closest planet to the sun =]
How does the planet Mercury feel?
Hot. Mercury is very close to the Sun; the sun-side temperatures on Mercury will melt most metals.
What are the differences of Pluto and Mercury?
Mercury is all rock, Pluto is largely ice. Mercury is a planet, Pluto was recently demoted from planet status. Mercury is the closest to the sun, Pluto the farthest away. Mercury is very hot, Pluto is very cold.
Which is the warmest planet cloudy planet?
Venus is hot because it has a very thick atmosphere that traps in heat, unlike Mercury, one side of which is very hot and the other is really cold.
What is a very hot planet?
mercury Venus is the hottest planet in the Solar System due to the fact that it has a very thick atmosphere containing hot and poisonous gas, which traps heat in. It is also the second planet from the sun. Mercury has no atmosphere, so it isn't as hot.
