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Venus, farther from the Sun than Mercury, takes longer to orbit. the Sun.

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Why Mars take so long to orbit the Sun than Mercury?

Mars takes longer to orbit Sun than Mercury because it is farther away from the sun, so it travels a longer distance.


What 5 planets that take less than 29 years to orbit the sun?

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars and Jupiter.


How many earth days dose it take for mercury to orbat the sun?

It takes 224.7 earth days for Venus to orbit the sun.


What planets orbit faster because of sun's gravitational pull?

The closer a planet is to the sun, the faster it revolves around the sun, so Mercury and Venus take less time to go around the sun than Earth, and Mars and the gas giants take longer.


How long does it take for Venus to orbit orund the sun?

it takes venus 225 days

Related questions

Which of the planets take less than a year to orbit the sun?

The two closer to the sun than the earth, mercury and Venus. The further you go out from the sun, the longer it takes to orbit it.


Which planets take less than a year 2 orbit the sun?

Mercury and Venus take less time to orbit the Sun than the Earth does. ummm...if you need 5 then...earth, venus, mercury, mars and jupiter


What planet revolves around the sun in less time than it rotates around its axis?

Saturn. This is untrue. Both Mercury and Venus have shorter orbits and therefore take less time to orbit the Sun, because they are the two planets closer to the Sun then Earth. Saturn is further from the Sun and takes much longer to orbit it.


Which planets take longer then earth to complete one rotation?

Venus and Mercury


Why Mars take so long to orbit the Sun than Mercury?

Mars takes longer to orbit Sun than Mercury because it is farther away from the sun, so it travels a longer distance.


What 5 planets that take less than 29 years to orbit the sun?

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars and Jupiter.


How many earth days dose it take for mercury to orbat the sun?

It takes 224.7 earth days for Venus to orbit the sun.


Which will take more time to complete orbit around the sun mercury or earth?

Earth takes a lot longer to make one complete order around the sun than Mercury does. The time required for Mercury to make one orbit is equal to 88 Earth days (whereas one orbit for Earth is about 365 Earth days).


Which planets have longer and shorter years than earth?

Planets closer to the sun than Earth orbit the sun in less than one year (Mercury and Venus), while planets further out from the sun than Earth take longer than a year (Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune). The further out you go, the longer it takes to orbit the sun.


How long does mercury take to orbit eartrh?

Mercury does not orbit the earth - ever!


Why do planets have different numbers of days in their years?

Well, basically different planets take longer to orbit the Sun. For example, Jupiter takes longer to orbit than earth, so Jupiter has a longer year. On Venus, a day lasts longer than a year as it takes longer to spin on its axis that to orbit the sun.


What planets orbit faster because of sun's gravitational pull?

The closer a planet is to the sun, the faster it revolves around the sun, so Mercury and Venus take less time to go around the sun than Earth, and Mars and the gas giants take longer.