What is the Temperature of the Moon?

Question

At the surface. A few miles above the surface. And, Underneath the surface? The core?

Answer 1

The surface temp is highly dependant on what side of the moon your doing the measuring on. The daylight side averages around 107 C although it can get as high as 123 C, whereas the night time temp can drop to -153 C, or -233 C in the permanently shaded south polar basin. The temperature is a nearly constant -35 C (at a depth of 1 meter). Magnetic and other measurements indicate a current temperature at the Moon’s core as high as 1600°C. Since the moon has no atmosphere the temp a few miles above is pretty much the same as the vaccum of space, of course that also depends as to whether the reading was made facing the sun or in the moons shadow.

Answer 2

The temperature of the moon's surface varies from -387 Fahrenheit (-233 Celsius), at night, to 253 Fahrenheit (123 Celsius) during the day. Because the moon has no atmosphere to block some of the sun's rays or to help trap heat at night, its temperature varies greatly between day and night. Magnetic and other measurements indicate a current temperature at the Moon’s core as high as 1600°C (2900°F), above the melting point of most lunar rocks.

Answer 3

Well here on Earth we have an atmosphere to trap the temperature and insulate the planet. The moon on the other doesn't. I know that the dark side of the moon is extremely cold and you could freeze to death in hours or minutes if in a space suit. When its dark the dark side of all planets and moons is colder than the side facing the sun. The moon just has a huge difference because there is no atmosphere to insulate the heat from the sun.

Answer 4

The temperature on the moon varies from -387 Fahrenheit (-233 Celsius), at night, to 253 Fahrenheit (123 Celsius) during the day. Because the moon has no atmosphere to block some of the sun's rays or to help trap heat at night, its temperature varies greatly between day and night.

Answer 5

The temperature on the moon varies from -387 Fahrenheit (-233 Celsius), at night, to 253 Fahrenheit (123 Celsius) during the day. Because the moon has no atmosphere to block some of the sun's rays or to help trap heat at night, its temperature varies greatly between day and night.

Answer 6

The moon doesn't have any air around it. The air that surrounds our earth acts as a nice blanket to keep us warm and comfortable. But the moon, since it doesn't have this blanket, gets much colder than the earth — and much hotter than the earth. On the side of the moon that the sun is shining on, the temperature reaches 260°Fahrenheit! That is hotter than boiling. On the dark side of the moon, it gets very cold, -280° Fahrenheit.
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A couple other sites with interesting facts about the temperature on the moon:

http://www.clavius.org/envheat.html

http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/ice/ice_moon.html

Bill

Answer 7

Anyplace from near absolute zero to several hundred degrees, depending on where abouts and how strong the sunlight is reflecting off it.