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Is Mercury liveable or not?
No. Mercury has no air or water. It is extremely hot during the day and extremely cold at night.
Why does mercury's surface temperature varies so much from day to night?
because mercury is extremely hot during the day and extremely cold at night
Why is mercury's temperature so hot during the day then so cold and night?
Mercury's temperature is so hot during the day because the atmosphere in Mercury is very thin, allowing a lot of heat to take in during the day and so cold at night because the atmoshere at night cannot hold the heat so it becomes extremly cold quickly. =) Thank you so much..... I hope I have the right answer
The range of -173C and 427C?
This is pretty close to the temperature range on the surface of the planet Mercury. Cold at night, hot during the day.
What planet has a very thin atmosphere and can get very hot during the day and very cold at night?
I think the planet you are thinking of is Mercury.
Why is mercury's temperature so hot at day and cold at night?
It is very close to the sun so that is why it is hot during the day. But on the side of the planet not exposed to the suns rays it is very cold. Reason being is that it has no atmosphere to hold the heat in.
Why is mercury hot at day but cold at night?
Mercury is the hottest planet, because it is the closest planet to the sun.
How hot does it get on planet Mercury?
Mercury's temperatures can drop to as cold as 100 K (-279.4) at night, but rise to as high as 700 K (800.6 F) during the day. This is due to the fact that Mercury has no atmosphere. Because of this, it experiences the full force of the Sun during the day and the extreme chill of the universe at night.
Could a snake live on mercury?
No. Nothing could live on Mercury. On Mercury there is no air, the day is extremely hot and the night extremely cold.
How do you find hot deserts?
deserts are hot during the day and cold at night
What is mercury's surface?
Mercury's surface is heavily cratered and covered with rocky terrain. It has large plains, cliffs, and escarpments. The surface temperature of Mercury can vary greatly, with extremely hot temperatures during the day and very cold temperatures at night.
Does mercury have the abillity to support life?
NO. It is boiling hot during the day and freezing cold at night. The earth in which we live is the only place in our galaxy capable of sustaining life.
