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To: Steve Van Doorn

[The sun by its self is not warming the earth from -273 deg C to what we have today.]

According to the Apollo 14 mission report, the maximum temperature during lunar day is 1360 F and the minimum temperature during lunar night is minus 110 F.


The temperature differential is entirely due to the alternating presence and absence of solar radiation.


148 posted on 01/15/2007 12:39:50 AM PST by VxH (There are those who declare the impossible - and those who do the impossible.)
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To: VxH

+225 degree Fahrenheit during the day is more like it. But you are correct there is a huge difference when there is no atmosphere. All radiated heat makes it to the surface.


149 posted on 01/15/2007 1:24:48 AM PST by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric cartman voice* ?I love you guys?)
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