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Q: Why is venus the hottest planet instead of mercury?
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IS Mercury the hottest planet in your solar system?

no venus is the hottest planet .no


Why Venus and mercury is the hottest planet?

they are closest to the sun


Which planet is closest to the sun why isin't it the hottest planet?

Mercury is the closest planet toward the sun. Although it should be the hottest planet, it is not. Venus, the planet right next to Mercury, is the hottest planet. Mercury can get up to 800 to 900 degrees Fahrenheit, but Venus can get up to 900 to 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit, which is about 100 degrees hotter than Mercury's surface. FUN FACT! Venus is the hottest planet because it is filled with volcanoes erupting every second. Another reason why Venus is the hottest planet is because of it's rain. Venus actually rains boiling hot acid!


Is Mercury the hottest planet in space?

Surface temperatures place Venus above Mercury.


What makes Mercury the hottest planet?

Although Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, it is only the second hottest planet after Venus. Venus gets hotter as the thick carbon Dioxide atmosphere holds the heat more effectively, while Mercury has no atmosphere.


Is Mars the fourth hottest planet in your solar system?

Yes.Earth is 3rd hottest,Mercury is 2nd hottest, and Venus is the hottest.


Which outer planet is closest to the sun?

The closest outer planet to the sun is jupiter The closest inner planet to the sun is mercury But mercury isnt the hottest planet because venus has the hottest core


Which is the warmest planet?

Venus is the hottest planet, with average surface temperatures of 460°C (860°F)


If you lived on Venus what can harm you?

Most likely the heat, it is the hottest planet. Not even Mercury is as hot as Venus.


Which planet is the hottest planet and why?

Venus is the hottest planet. It is second closest planet to the sun (next to Mercury) but it is the hottest because clouds surround it trapping heat in like a blanket, creating a green house effect.


What was the hottest planet of all?

In our solar system, the hottest planet is Venus. Even though the planet is second-closest to the sun, Venus' atmosphere holds in a lot of the heat, making it hotter than Mercury.


What is the hottest planet in milky way galaxy?

It is not known, since we don't know all the planets in the galaxy, but in our solar system Mercury is the hottest planet, since it's closest to the sun. The hottest planet in Milky Way would be some planet closest to the biggest and hottest star there is. that is wrong, venus, due to it's hot surface and acid gases and things like that, make it the hottest planet. Mercury has no atmosphere, and Venus has a large CO2 high pressure atmosphere, hence Venus is hotter than Mercury!