China’s Moon Lander Wakes Up From Its Long, Ultra-Cold Night
China’s Moon Lander Wakes Up From Its Long, Ultra-Cold Night
Science, Spoken · SpokenLayer
February 7, 20195m 34s
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Show Notes
We already know it’s chilly on the moon. A lunar night lasts 14 Earth days, and its temperatures can dip into a cold so punishing it makes the polar vortex look like a hot tub. But yesterday, China’s space agency announced that the frigidity of the lunar night is even more intense than we’d thought: The country’s Chang’e 4 spacecraft recorded an icy low of –310 degrees Fahrenheit (–190 degrees Celsius).
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