Space: Mercury is closer to the Sun and therefore — counterint…

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Did you know? Mercury is closer to the Sun and therefore — counterintuitively — not the hottest planet. Venus, with its dense CO2 atmosphere and runaway greenhouse effect, is much hotter (~462°C). Mercury without atmosphere swings between +427°C in day and -173°C at night.

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Mercury is closer to the Sun and therefore — counterintuitively — not the hottest planet. Venus, with its dense CO2 atmosphere and runaway greenhouse effect, is much hotter (~462°C). Mercury without atmosphere swings between +427°C in day and -173°C at night.

Mercurius is dichter bij de zon en daardoor — anders dan je zou denken — niet de heetste planeet. Venus, met dichte CO2-atmosfeer en runaway-broeikaseffect, is veel heter (~462°C). Mercurius zonder atmosfeer wisselt tussen +427°C overdag en -173°C 's nachts.

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