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That (60 C) is far hotter than I would have guessed. I realize the moon doesn't have an atmosphere, but at the south pole the light should be tangent to the su
by Jeff_Brown 3y ago
That (60 C) is far hotter than I would have guessed. I realize the moon doesn't have an atmosphere, but at the south pole the light should be tangent to the surface. Is the probe not actually at -90 degrees latitude, and was this measurement taken at noon?
- empyrrhicist 3y agoThe moon is actually about the same albedo as asphalt. Gets hot in the sun.
- zardo 3y agoIt's 60 C colder than noon temps at the equator
- bguebert 3y agoThe moon has a tilt so the amount of light at the poles can vary over time.