When you see pictures from the surface of Mars it looks a lot like slopes here on Earth. It’s dusty and dry and bare, and on Earthwe associate that sort of environment with extreme heat. On Mars, things are pretty much the specific opposite. The planet’s distance from the Sun combined with its barely-there air and complete lack of surface water or plant means that it does not continue to heat well at all, also contributes to freezing surface temperatures.
In a new article on NASA’s Mars Exploration Program website, the space agency reveals the first temperature readings which its new Perseverance rover sent . The rover has been on the planet for more than a month now, and it has had to endure some ridiculously cold weather during that time. Never slipped near the freezing mark, the daily temperatures range from a chilly large of -7.6 degrees Fahrenheit (-22C) to a low of -117.4F (-83C). Yeah, you wouldn’t want to visit.