SCIENCE
EARTH SCIENCE
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Question
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Temperatures can reach to 430 degree Celsius in daytime and-180 degree Celsius in nighttime.
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It has no surface that can provide us something to land on.
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It has no atmosphere that can regulate its temperature.
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It has too many moons that can affect the gravity on its surface,
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Detailed explanation-1: -Tough Place for Life It is unlikely that life as we know it could survive on Mercury due to solar radiation, and extreme temperatures.
Detailed explanation-2: -Also, if you are closer to the Sun, the atmosphere is hotter and the molecules are moving faster and so can reach escape velocity. This is why Mercury has no atmosphere, but much smaller and colder Pluto can still retain a thin atmosphere.
Detailed explanation-3: -The reasons why mercury has no atmosphere is because of its low gravity, hot temperature gases and heavy solar winds.
Detailed explanation-4: -Temperatures on Mercury are extreme. During the day, temperatures on the surface can reach 800 degrees Fahrenheit (430 degrees Celsius). Because the planet has no atmosphere to retain that heat, nighttime temperatures on the surface can drop to minus 290 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 180 degrees Celsius).