Jupiter's moon Io is very far from the Sun. The temperatures on Io are cold except for the places near the volcanoes. At the volcanoes, the surface temperature can be as hot as 1704 degrees Celsius! This temperature is hotter than the surface temperature of Mercury. Mercury is the planet closest to the Sun.
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