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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Wed Dec 11, 2013, 07:43 PM Dec 2013

The Coldest Place on Earth

Explanation: How cold can it get on Earth? In the interior of the Antarctica, a record low temperature of -93.2 °C (-135.8 °F) has been recorded. This is about 25 °C (45 °F) colder than the coldest lows noted for any place humans live permanently. The record temperature occurred in 2010 August -- winter in Antarctica -- and was found by scientists sifting through decades of climate data taken by Earth-orbiting satellites. The coldest spots were found near peaks because higher air is generally colder, although specifically in depressions near these peaks because relatively dense cold air settled there and was further cooled by the frozen ground. Summer is a much better time to visit Antarctica, as some regions will warm up as high as 15 °C (59 °F).

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap131211.html

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The Coldest Place on Earth (Original Post) Playinghardball Dec 2013 OP

That satellite hasn't looked in my basement jberryhill Dec 2013 #1

Cool legcramp Dec 2013 #2

Wrong. AZ Mike Dec 2013 #3

I thought it was where Cheney's heart use to be upaloopa Dec 2013 #4

Yep, you're right.lol SummerSnow Dec 2013 #5

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

1. That satellite hasn't looked in my basement

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Wed Dec 11, 2013, 07:47 PM

Dec 2013

legcramp

(288 posts)

2. Cool

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Wed Dec 11, 2013, 07:49 PM

Dec 2013

eom

AZ Mike

(468 posts)

3. Wrong.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Wed Dec 11, 2013, 07:57 PM

Dec 2013

The coldest place on earth is the Republican caucus....

upaloopa

(11,417 posts)

4. I thought it was where Cheney's heart use to be

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Wed Dec 11, 2013, 08:14 PM

Dec 2013

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)

5. Yep, you're right.lol

Reply to upaloopa (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 11, 2013, 08:18 PM

Dec 2013

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