3. Temperature in Mars may occasionally reach a high of about 86 degrees Fahrenheit to a low of - 168 degrees Fahrenheit. What is the temperature range of
high to low?
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3. Temperature in Mars may occasionally reach a high of about 86 degrees Fahrenheit to a low of - 168 degrees Fahrenheit. What is the temperature range of
high to low?
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Mars's atmosphere is about 100 times thinner than Earth's. Without a "thermal blanket," Mars can't retain any heat energy. On average, the temperature on Mars is about minus 80 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 60 degrees Celsius). In winter, near the poles temperatures can get down to minus 195 degrees F (minus 125 degrees C). A summer day on Mars may get up to 70 degrees F (20 degrees C) near the equator, but at night the temperature can plummet to about minus 100 degrees F (minus 73 C).
NASA's Mars Curiosity rover measured air temperatures as high as 43 degrees F (6 degrees C) in the afternoon, with temperatures climbing above freezing for a significant number of days.