why is venus hotter than mercury
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Venus is hotter than Mercury because it has a much thicker atmosphere. ... The heat the atmosphere traps is called the greenhouse effect. If Venus did not have an atmosphere the surface would be -128 degrees Fahrenheit much colder than 333 degrees Fahrenheit, the average temperature of Mercury.
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Venus is hotter than Mercury because of its thick atmosphere. According to NASA, Venus' atmosphere is 96 percent carbon dioxide, which holds in heat. Mercury has a very thin atmosphere that does not keep heat on the planet. The thick layer of carbon dioxide that surrounds Venus acts as a greenhouse.
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