If you think 50 degrees C is hot check out Venus, THE hot-spot at 471 degrees C, followed by Mercury at 430 degrees!
Average Temperature on Each Planet
Mercury : 800°F (430°C) during the day, -290°F (-180°C) at night
Venus : 880°F (471°C)
Where's my suncream!
and here our World's average, which seems a little low to me but hey, this is NASA info:
Earth : 61°F (16°C)
but then, get all your winter woollies on!
Mars - minus 20°F (-28°C)
Jupiter - minus 162°F (-108°C)
Saturn - minus 218°F (-138°C)
Uranus - minus 320°F (-195°C)
Neptune - minus 331°F (-201°C)
Pluto - minus 388°F (-233°C)
Brrrrrr!
Just to put everything into perspective, our own star, Sol or the Sun, is but a cool 10,000 F (5,600 C) on the surface!
Inside our sun it can reach a mere 27,000,000 degrees F or 15,000,000 centigrade!
Inside our sun it can reach a mere 27,000,000 degrees F or 15,000,000 centigrade!
Now that's warm!
That's surface temperature for the sun, inside it's millions of degrees. Also, the solar atmosphere is much hotter than the surface, stars are odd things!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kev. handy having a fizzisist reading the blog! ha ha. I've amended the sun.
DeleteI think I shall be staying put on Earth - and we should all stop complaining about the weather.
ReplyDeleteI bet the NZ space agency are looking for good men to go to Mars Paul! Take a jumper!
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