The main reason is that Mercury has almost no atmosphere which would hold the heat in. So the temperature on the side which is facing away from the Sun can plummet.
Mercury has the greatest temperature extremes of and planet.
The element mercury is a metal. The planet Mercury is rocky.
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Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and has one planet[venus] between us[Earth] and Mercury.
The temperature range of the planet Mercury is approximately -275 to 840 degrees Fahrenheit.
Mercury.
The difference in Mercury's day-side temperature and night-side temperature can be over 1,000 degrees. Mercury is the smallest planet in the Milky Way galaxy, and has no rings around it.
The planet with the largest temperature difference is Mercury. It's dark side gets as low as -208 degrees F, while the side that faces the sun gets up to 800 degrees F. Giving this planet a 1080 degree difference.
Mercury
Mercury has the greatest temperature extremes of and planet.
The difference is approx 660 Celsius degrees.
Mercury with a surface temperature of 700K in the daytime and 100K in the night
The element mercury is a metal. The planet Mercury is rocky.
mercury or venus
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Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and has one planet[venus] between us[Earth] and Mercury.
Nothing, except the speed of the rotation and how much the planet is tilted on its axis.