• Question: Is the moon hot or cold?

    Asked by Star Light to Silvia on 18 Nov 2016.
    • Photo: Silvia Pardo

      Silvia Pardo answered on 18 Nov 2016:

      Both! Moon’s atmosphere is very thin so there is nothing that helps regulate its temperature. Than means that the bit that’s in the sun is very hot (around 100 degrees C), and the bit that is in the dark is very cold (around -170 degrees C).

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