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Why does venus have higher surface temperatures than mecury even though venus is farther from the sun?
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Why does venus have higher surface temperatures than mecury even though venus is farther from the sun?

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Venus has a thicker atmosphere thus creating a greenhouse effect by trapping the heat under the atmosphere.
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