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China's Jade Rabbit lunar rover dies on moon
Maybe Pluto's atmosphere keeps the temperature warmer? I assume it's too far from the sun to have any unshaded versus shaded regions.
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on Feb 12, 2014
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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.
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