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Is there a twilight zone on Mercury?
So Mercury rotates slower than it orbits the sun resulting in one side facing the sun for a LONG time. The bright side is blazing hot and the dark side is freezing. Somewhere on the side of the planet there has to be a twilight zone no? Now in that twilight zone would the temperature be comfortable?
Basically if there is a twilight zone is there a temperature gradient around the sides as well or does the lack of (or thin) atmosphere make the temperature go from hot to cold where the light touches and does not touch?
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- ronwizfrLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Mercury has no atmosphere. Therefore there is an abrupt temperature difference, when going from light to shadow. Of course a rock moving into the shadow, will take a few seconds or minutes to cool down by radiation, but that's all.
