Temperatures between day and night vary tremendously because the moon has no atmosphere to hold in heat. Daytime temperatures are around 253 degrees and at night, the temperature drops to around -387 degrees.
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The coldest temperature recorded on the moon is around -378 degrees Fahrenheit (-228 degrees Celsius). This temperature is typically found in permanently shadowed regions near the poles of the moon where sunlight never reaches.
The coldest temperature on the moon was -413 degrees Fahrenheit in a crater at its northern pole. This temperature was recorded by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Temperatures also recorded at the southern pole in a crater were -396 degrees.
The temperature on the moon varies from -387 Fahrenheit (-233 Celsius), at night, to 253 Fahrenheit (123 Celsius) during the day. Because the moon has no atmosphere to block some of the sun's rays or to help trap heat at night, its temperature varies greatly between day and night.
Because the lack of atmosphere, temperatures of the Moon are extreme. When sunlight hits the moon's surface, the temperature can reach an average of 253 degrees Farenheit (123 Celcius). The "dark side of the moon" can have temperatures dipping about 243 Farenheit belw zero (minus 153 Celsius).
The average temperature on Triton, a moon of Neptune, is around -235 degrees Celsius (-391 degrees Fahrenheit). This makes it one of the coldest objects in the solar system.
Callisto’s highest temperature is around -128°C (-198°F). This moon of Jupiter is one of the coldest known objects in our solar system due to its distance from the Sun.
Uranus has 27 moons and Neptune has 14 moons, with Uranus being the coldest planet in our solar system with a surface temperature of -224 degrees Celsius.
Neptune is the farthest planet from the sun in our solar system, while Uranus has the coldest temperature among the planets.
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