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Old January 23rd 05, 05:36 AM
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Default Temperatures at Mercury Orbit

sorry if this is a repeat post...

How hot would a nearly ideal black body object get in Mercury orbit?

I've read that Mercury's daytime temperatures can spike to 800F, but my
calculation for average temperatures at Mercury orbit was 440K/328F.
Mike Miller, Materials Engineer