Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9ScienceNatural Resources5 Marks
Question
What is the range of temperature found on Moon$?$
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Answer
In addition to Matt Moore's response, note that a shadow on the moon, cast by anything larger than a flagpole, will produce the same effect as the shadows on the dark side of the moon. There is no twilight, and in the absence of reflected light, a shadow on the Moon will be just as cold as any other shadow on the Moon, give or take, although there will always be some re-emission of infrared from lighted areas, or from areas recently bathed in sunlight which are now cooling. Things freeze fast in space, after dark. Footnote: Note that Matt quoted a potential temperature range of $127C\ (400K)$ to $-247C\ (26$ kelvin$)$ in his answer.
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