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0 pointsexhilaration12y ago0 comments

Maybe Pluto's atmosphere keeps the temperature warmer? I assume it's too far from the sun to have any unshaded versus shaded regions.

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sp33212y ago

The average "temperature" of empty space is 3K, due to heating by background radiation. That's a big enough difference to have a warmer sun-facing side and a cold, shaded side.

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0 pointsexhilaration12y ago0 comments

Maybe Pluto's atmosphere keeps the temperature warmer? I assume it's too far from the sun to have any unshaded versus shaded regions.

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sp33212y ago

The average "temperature" of empty space is 3K, due to heating by background radiation. That's a big enough difference to have a warmer sun-facing side and a cold, shaded side.

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