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Mercury. An observer on the planet Mercury would see only one day every two Mercurian years. Venus is often cited as having a day longer than its year; but because of its retrograde motion (rotation opposite the direction of its orbital revolution) an observer on Venus (if they were able to see the Sun) would notice just under two days for each solar orbit or year - in this case the sun rising in the west and setting in the east.
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A planet with a day longer than its year is called a "retrograde" or "tidally-locked" planet. This means that its rotational period is longer than its orbital period around its star. This phenomenon occurs when gravitational interactions with a nearby celestial body, such as a moon or a star, slow down the planet's rotation, causing it to have a longer day than year.
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Can a planets day be longer than a planets year?
Yes - a prime example is the planet Venus... Its 'day' is 243 Earth days, and it's 'year' is 225 Earth days, meaning a day on Venus is longer than it's year !
What planet's year is longer than 365 days?
Every planet's year is longer than 365 days except for Mercury and Venus. Earth's year is aproximately 365.25 days, people just combined them for an extra day every 4 years.
What planet has its years longer than its day?
Venus.
What planet has a year shorter than its day?
venus
What planet has an orbit that is a day longer than the average life of a human?
Neptune
What is the planet that its year is longer than its day?
All planet's years are longer than their days except for Venus.You probably meant to ask which planet's day is longer than its year, and the answer is Venus.
A day is longer than a year on this planet?
Venus!
What planets days are longer than your year?
Venus "sidereal day" is longer than its year. Mercury's "solar day" is longer than its year. However, there is no planet in our solar system with a day longer than our year on Earth.
A day on is longer than the planet's year?
On the planet Venus - it takes longer for Venus to make one rotation than it does for it to go around the sun once, so Venus' day is LONGER than it's year. Imagine that?
Can a planet's day be longer than its year?
Yes, that is the case on Venus
What is the hottest planet which one day is longer than a year?
venus
Which planet has a thick atmosphere and a day longer than its year?
Venus
What is the hottest planet. One day is longer than a year?
venus
What planet has longer days than a year?
the farther away from the sun the day must be longer.
How many years are in a day?
None, unless you are talking about the dwarf planet Pluto in which the planet's day is longer than it's year.
What planet has the slowest rate?
The Planet Venus has the slowest rotation rate because one day there is longer than the year on Venus or longer than its revolution around the sun.
Can a planets day be longer than a planets year?
Yes - a prime example is the planet Venus... Its 'day' is 243 Earth days, and it's 'year' is 225 Earth days, meaning a day on Venus is longer than it's year !
