Comment on China's Jade Rabbit lunar rover dies on moonparentComments−sgrove12yPluto's average surface temperature is seven degrees warmer.What about the temperature in Pluto's shaded regions (if there are any)?−exhilaration12yMaybe Pluto's atmosphere keeps the temperature warmer? I assume it's too far from the sun to have any unshaded versus shaded regions.−sp33212yThe average "temperature" of empty space is 3K, due to heating by background radiation. That's a big enough difference to have a warmer sun-facing side and a cold, shaded side.
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What about the temperature in Pluto's shaded regions (if there are any)?
Maybe Pluto's atmosphere keeps the temperature warmer? I assume it's too far from the sun to have any unshaded versus shaded regions.
The average "temperature" of empty space is 3K, due to heating by background radiation. That's a big enough difference to have a warmer sun-facing side and a cold, shaded side.