Friday, December 18, 2009

Space Tidbit

"The exact temperature of the thermosphere can vary substantially, but the average temperature above 180 miles (300 km) is about 800 degrees Fahrenheit (427 degrees Celsius) at solar minimum and 1,700 degrees Fahrenheit (927 degrees Celsius) at solar maximum. (Though these temperatures sound hot, you would not actually feel warm in the thermosphere, because the molecules in that layer are too far apart.)"


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6 comments:

Anonymous said...

OH DUMBASS! DAMN YOU TO HELL! REMOVE ME FROM THE BLOGROLL!!!!!!!!!!!

AQUA SHOUTS

The Chef said...

Interesting! particularly the atomic level thing but i guess it means it would just take one many more seconds or minutes to feel the heat on the skin as compared to standing near a 800c surface here on earth. But eventually you would have a sun stroke.

PostMan said...

@Aqua - Do not shout. You will be removed once I settle this javascript thingy. You can be sure of that.

@Chef - I was amazed to read it too. The main issue out there is radioactivity I guess and less thermal.

Anonymous said...

:P DUMBASS AGAIN! CRYBABY!
Says Aqua :)

Nasir said...

What is between you and aqua?

Anonymous said...

Obviously The Chef- AQUA smiles :)