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Why is Venus hotter than Mercury even though Mercury is closest to the Sun?
17 years ago

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Grace
Venus is hotter because it has a thick atmosphere that contains great quantities of greenhouse gases (such as carbon dioxide). The clouds trap all the heat. Mercury, however, has no true atmosphere. Hope that helps!
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Marcus
Thank you very much. This helps a lot. Marcus, age 10
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