• Question: What is the core temperature of the nearest planet to the sun?

    Asked by Jakey to Ajay, Kate, Kuntal, Pip, Reka on 8 Nov 2016.
    • Photo: Reka Nagy

      Reka Nagy answered on 8 Nov 2016:


      We can’t calculate this directly, but we can estimate it. Mercury, which is closest to the sun, has a relatively cool core, about 2200 Celsius, or 4000 Fahrenheit, and it is probably completely solid – but we aren’t completely sure about that yet!

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