Why is Venus Hotter than Mercury? + more videos | #solarsystem #earth #unusualplanets?

Venus is hotter than Mercury because it has a thick blanket around it that keeps the heat in, like a warm sleeping bag.

Imagine you and your friend are both wearing sleeping bags on a cold night, even if your friend's bag is smaller, yours might keep you warmer if it’s thicker. That’s what happens with Venus and Mercury.

Venus has a thick atmosphere, which acts like a super warm blanket. It's made of gases that trap heat really well, kind of like how a quilt traps your body heat when you're snuggled up in bed.

Mercury, on the other hand, is closer to the Sun, but it doesn’t have this thick blanket. So even though it gets super hot during the day, it cools down a lot at night, like being outside without a sleeping bag on a chilly night.

Think about how your microwave works, it heats up food quickly, but if you leave the door open, all that heat escapes. Venus is like a microwave with its door closed tightly, the heat stays inside!

Mercury is more like a microwave that’s left open, the heat comes in fast, but it also goes out just as fast.