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Why is Venus hotter than Mercury, even though Mercury is closer to the sun?60 SEC
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Why is Venus hotter than Mercury, even though Mercury is closer to the sun?

Venus's thick carbon dioxide atmosphere traps heat in an extreme greenhouse effect, while Mercury has almost no atmosphere to hold onto any warmth at all.