Blue Swirl wrote:More political weirdness, this time courtesy of Africa. There is a region that is simultaneously part of Sudan and South Sudan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abyei
When the British left in 1956, they left the status of Abyei unclear.
Blue Swirl wrote:The coldest place in the Solar System isn't Pluto or Neptune, it's the surface of the Moon.
cockbeard wrote:Blue Swirl wrote:The coldest place in the Solar System isn't Pluto or Neptune, it's the surface of the Moon.
interesting, if I had to guess I'd have said Mercury
poprock wrote:Something to do with the dark side of the moon never ever facing the sun, right?
poprock wrote:Something to do with the dark side of the moon never ever facing the sun, right?
acemuzzy wrote:That's not right. The same side always faces the Earth, not the sun. Lack of atmosphere I guess? Surprising fact even so, though. Boris Johnson's heart a close second maybe?poprock wrote:Something to do with the dark side of the moon never ever facing the sun, right?
acemuzzy wrote:Ah I should have clicked. Didn't know about the pole thing. Would have guessed Pluto cos it's so remote... I guess there's stuff even further from the sun though so where's the limit? Or is space itself warmer cos it does get some sunlight??
cockbeard wrote:That was my Mercury logicSomething to do with the dark side of the moon never ever facing the sun, right?
poprock wrote:Ah, yeah. I went to read the article. Lack of atmosphere’s the thing, but combined with the poles never facing the sun because of the axis tilt. The article also says at the end that Pluto has since had the same temperatures recorded.
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