Planet Temperature Calculator

Distance from the Sun in AU:
                                Albedo:

Calculate the Temperature

          Planet temperature in K:

This script calculates the temperature of a planet assuming that there are no greenhouse gases in its atmosphere
and that the planet is rotating fast enough so that its dayside and nightside have the same temperature.
(page 266, The Cosmic Perspective 2nd Edition (2002), Bennett et al.)


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