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Why would you freeze on Mercury?

Updated: 8/21/2019
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Mercury has essentially no atmosphere, which means that, while the day is extremely hot, it cannot hold onto that heat at night. Both day and night on Mercury are very long, with a single day-night cycle lasting 176 Earth days.

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