60. Is it hot or cold on the Moon? What is the temperature range? (A K2S Question)

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The temperature at the lunar equator ranges from extremely low to extremely high—from about -280° F at night to +260° F in the daytime. In some deep craters near the Moon's poles, the temperature is always near -400° F. http://www.nasa.gov/worldbook/moon_worldbook.html (See CDROM)

Answer provided by Thomas Matula, Ph.D. & Kenneth J. Murphy


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