TRIVIAL PURSUITS: Which Planet in the Solar System Has the Highest Mean Temperature?

Many may think Mercury, the planet closest to the sun has the highest mean temperature, but that’s not true.

Which planet in the solar system has the highest mean temperature?

 

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The answer is Venus. Its gases, mostly carbon dioxide, trap the heat.
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