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Scientists recently found the place on Earth. Satellites measured a temperature of 93.2 degrees Celsius on of Antarctica. Scientists still need to do more tests on the . The real temperature could be one degree . The coldest temperature found before this was in Antarctica. This was minus 89.2 degrees Celsius. Scientist Dr Ted Scambos said: "These very temperatures are hard to imagine." He explained: "It's almost as cold below as water is above freezing." He added that of Antarctica are 50 degrees colder than Siberia. Nowhere on Antarctica is as cold as the Moon. Temperatures there got as low as minus 238 degrees Celsius.

Unfortunately, the record freezing temperatures by the satellites won't be in the Guinness Book of Records. The temperatures must be from a of meters above the ice. The scientists also have to use a . The satellites' temperatures were a centimetres above the ice and they did not use a thermometer. Dr Scambos said he is that the temperatures recorded the satellites are . He also said that they would be too cold for a thermometer to work . He said it was so cold that you cannot the air. When scientists go outside, they must wear a snorkel that goes inside their coat. They breathe the warmer air that is close to their .

 


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