The moon with no heat transport. The layer model assumes that the temperature of

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The moon with no heat transport. The layer model assumes that the temperature of
the body in space is all the same. This isn't really very accurate, as you know that it's
colder at the poles than it is at the equator. For a bare rock with no atmosphere or ocean,
like the moon, the situation is even worse, because fluids like air and water are how heat
is carried around on the planet. So let's make the other extreme assumption, that there is
no heat transport on a bare rock like the moon. What is the equilibrium temperature of the
surface of the moon, on the equator, at local noon, when the sun is directly overhead?
What is the equilibrium temperature on the dark side of the moon?

Explanation / Answer

According to the given problem,

Tmoon= 4((1-)*Iin/4**)

Where, = 0.12

Iin= 13116
= 5.67*10^-8

Tmoon=4((1-0.12)( 13116)/(4*5.67*10^-8)

Temperature With Sun Overhead: 209K
Temperature On Dark Side: Absolute Zero 273.15K

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