alleryStart learning →Mercury is closest to the Sun, yet its nights freeze. Why?
AIt has a thick cloud blanket
BIt is tilted on its side
CIt has deep icy oceans
DIt has a very thin atmosphere
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. It has a very thin atmosphere
With almost no atmosphere, Mercury cannot hold heat after sunset, so its temperature falls to about minus 170 degrees Celsius at night.
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