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Which is the coldest planet?

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Quick Answer

Uranus. Although Neptune is farther from the Sun, Uranus has recorded the lowest atmospheric temperature, around βˆ’224Β°C.

The Full Story

You might expect Neptune, the most distant planet, to be the coldest, but that title goes to Uranus. Its upper atmosphere has been measured at about βˆ’224Β°C (roughly 49 kelvin), the lowest temperature recorded on any planet in the solar system. The likely reason is that Uranus gives off very little internal heat, while Neptune radiates more than twice the energy it receives from the Sun. Uranus is also tipped over on its side, with an axial tilt of about 98 degrees, possibly after a giant collision long ago. Only one spacecraft, Voyager 2, has ever visited it, flying past in January 1986.

Key Facts

1.Neptune’s average cloud-top temperature is around βˆ’214Β°C.
2.Because of its tilt, each pole of Uranus gets about 42 years of continuous sunlight followed by 42 years of darkness.
3.Uranus was the first planet discovered with a telescope, by William Herschel in 1781.

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