Lazytown Classroom
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The lunar exosphere is too skimpy to trap or spread the Sunโs energy, so differences between sunlit and shadowed areas on the Moon are extreme. Temperatures near the Moonโs equator can spike to over 250ยฐF (121ยฐC) in daylight, then plummet after nightfall to -208ยฐF (-133ยฐC). In deep craters near the Moonโs poles, permanent shadows keep the surface even colder โ NASAโs Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has measured temperatures lower than -410ยฐF (-246ยฐC). These forever-dark places harbor ice deposits that may be billions of years old.
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