do you know why mars is so hot? – Electromagnetic Zone

Question: do you know why mars is so hot?
- Keywords:
  mars,
  space,
  temperature
Asked by anon-226540 to joannabarstow on 19 Nov 2019.
- Joanna Barstow answered on 19 Nov 2019:
  
  Mars isn’t hot – actually Mars is pretty cold, so cold that it’s carbon dioxide atmosphere actually freezes out to form ice caps at the poles. It’s about -60 degrees C on Mars.

Question: do you know why mars is so hot?