137k views
2 votes
Which planet has the largest day-night temperature difference??

1 Answer

5 votes
It can vary by 649 degrees Celsius (1,168 degrees Fahrenheit). By comparison, the extremes on Earth and Mars are separated by 160 degrees Celsius (288 degrees Fahrenheit); and the temperature on Venus, which is almost as hot as the hottest temperature on Mercury, is constant.
User Byron Tardif
by
7.1k points