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This chart shows the average temperatures at the solid surface of the rocky planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) and near the top of the atmosphere for the gas giants (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune). Venus is so hot because its very thick atmosphere 867.2°F of unbroken clouds traps the Su

Venus
464°C
Fahrenheit Mercury 332.6°F 167°C Earth is just the right distance from the Sun for water to be liquid. Oceans cover two-thirds of the planet’s surface.

hottest planet?
would be Mercury, as it is closest to the Sun,

You might think that the hottest planet
900 800 700 °F 600 500 400 300 200 100

What is the
450 400 °C 350 300 250 200 150 100 50

Centigrade

higher, at 867.2ºF (464°C).
temperature of Venus is
but the average surface

Jupiter –166°F –110°C

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