Strange thermometer reading?

[cicatrix]

Is it normal that temperature raises as I descend?

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[Gaarst]

I think that in 1.0 these 200+ temperatures are actually ambient temperatures (maybe in Kelvin) and not heat from reentry, so that makes sense that the lower you go the hotter it gets.

[NathanKell]

Temperature is in Kelvin, yes. Atmosphere temperatures are...funky in real life, and that's modeled in KSP.

[cicatrix]

It should read 260.06 K then, not 260.06°. As far as I know, the correct unit is NOT 260.06 degree Kelvin, it's just 260.06 Kelvin.

Actually it's funny, how can grass be there when it's -12 °C (10 °F)?

Edited April 29, 2015 by cicatrix

[Wintersdark]

It should read 260.06 K then, not 260.06°. As far as I know, the correct unit is NOT 260.06 degree Kelvin, it's just 260.06 Kelvin.

Actually it's funny, how can grass be there when it's -12 °C (10 °F)?

lol not a Canadian, eh? I've got pictures here in Calgary, of a bright sunny day, green grass, berries on trees, etc... and it's -18C. If it's green when it freezes, it stays green