Answer:
about 310ºC
Explanation:
The Moon is the natural satellite of the Earth.
The Moon orbits around the Earth in approximately 27 days, and its average distance from the Earth is about 380,000 km.
Moreover, the mass of the Moon is [tex]7.35\cdot 10^{22}kg[/tex].
The Moon has no water on its surface and no atmosphere: due to the lack of atmosphere, heat coming from Solar radiation is not retained near the surface. Moreover, the Moon orbits around the Earth keeping one face always towards it, so every location on the Moon has 13 consecutive days of daylight followed by 13 days of darkness.
As a result, there is a large thermic excursion between the maximum and minimum temperature on the Moon. In particular, we have:
- Minimum temperature: -173 degrees Celsius
- Maximum temperature: +127 degrees Celsius
So this difference is about
[tex]\Delta T = 127-(-173)=300^{\circ}C[/tex]
So, about 310ºC.
