Solar System Temperatures - Not
A nice bit of sleight of hand by NASA Science:
This graphic shows the average temperatures of various destinations in our solar system. (Planets not to scale):
In general, the surface temperatures decreases with increasing distance from the sun.
Venus is an exception because its dense atmosphere acts as a greenhouse and heats the surface to above the melting point of lead, about 880 degrees Fahrenheit (471 degrees Celsius). Mercury rotates ...