What Would Earth’s Temperature Be Like Without an Atmosphere?

What Would Earth’s Temperature Be Like Without an Atmosphere?(wired.com)

1 points by arkj 3 years ago | 1 comment

simonblack 3 years ago |

Quick rule of thumb. The Earth's average temperature would be similar to the Moon's average temperature (-130 to around +120 Celsius, so average is around -5 Celsius). Though the high and low swings wouldn't be as great for the Earth (maybe to -35 and +25 Celsius) because the Earth spins in one day, while the Moon takes a month.

simonblack 3 years ago |

Quick rule of thumb. The Earth's average temperature would be similar to the Moon's average temperature (-130 to around +120 Celsius, so average is around -5 Celsius). Though the high and low swings wouldn't be as great for the Earth (maybe to -35 and +25 Celsius) because the Earth spins in one day, while the Moon takes a month.