Coldest temperature on Earth recorded
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Satellites found the coldest place on Earth. It is a temperature of minus 93.2 degrees Celsius on part of Antarctica. Scientists need to test the data more. Researchers say the real temperature could be one degree colder. The coldest temperature found before this was minus 89.2 degrees Celsius, also in Antarctica. Scientist Dr Ted Scambos said it is hard to imagine such cold weather. He explained: "It's almost as cold below freezing as boiling water is above freezing." Antarctica is 50 degrees colder than Siberia. the Moon was once minus 238 degrees Celsius.
The temperatures the satellites measured won't be in the Guinness Book of Records. Scientists must use a thermometer and take the temperature a few meters above the ice. The satellites' temperatures were a few centimetres above the ice. Dr Scambos said he is sure that the satellites' temperatures are accurate. He also said it was too cold for a thermometer to work. He said it was so cold that people cannot breathe the air. When scientists go outside, they must wear a snorkel that goes inside their coat. They breathe the warm air close to their skin.
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