The Moon's mean equatorial temperature near 206 K is well below the approximately 270 K global effective radiative temperature. The surface has a large day-night range and finite thermal inertia; ⟨T4⟩1/4 exceeds ⟨T⟩, so comparing those two differently averaged quantities as though they were equal is invalid. The discrepancy need not imply a missing atmospheric greenhouse effect on an airless Moon.
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