Earth Science

On Earth, a day last 24hours. On Mercury, a day lasts almost 59 days Earth days. What does this fact have to do with temperatures on Mercury’s surface that is receiving sunlight can build for more than 29 days . When it is day on Mercury, temperatures can rise 427 C, a temperature that is hot enough to melt certain metals. It also means the temperature s on the part of Mercury’s surface that is in darkness can fall for more than 29 days. When it is night temperatures can drop to -184C .This means that surface temperatures on Mercury can change by as much 600C between day and night.