A complete orbit by Mercury around the Sun takes 88 Earth days. So that is Mercury's "year."
The slow rotation of the planet (about 58.6 Earth days) is due to resonance with the Sun, giving Mercury 3 rotations for every 2 orbits. The effect of this is that a "solar day" (sunrise to sunrise) on Mercury lasts 156 Earth days!
It takes Mercury 88 days to revolve around the sun. Mercury has an iron core which makes up most of its weight. It takes 59 earth days to rotate once. It's the smallest planet, but also the closest to the sun. At night, it can reach temperatures of -175 degrees Celsius while in day up to 295 degrees Fahrenheit.
Approximately 2/3 of an orbit to rotate (orbit takes 88 Earth days). That's roughly 59 days (88 x .67) to rotate, however :
Mercury orbits the sun once every 88 earth days,
and a full rotation takes 2/3 of an orbit; so a
"Mercury year" is 88 earth days, and a "Mercury day"
is 59 earth days. Who knew?
I knew, but you've missed something out. The "day" you're talking about is the
"sidereal day". The "solar day" for Mercury is 176 Earth days, or 2 x an orbit.
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88 days
Mercury takes about 88 Earth days to revolve around the Sun. Earth takes about 365.25 (Earth) days to revolve around the Sun.
It takes 1407.6 Earth hours for Mercury to make one full spin (or rotation) around its axis.
How long does it take for Mercury to trvael around the sun ?
At the equator, the surface temperature on Mercury can range from 100K (-173'C) to 700K (430'C). This is due to a very long apparent day length, from a combination of the time taken to orbit and the planets axial rotation.
The length of one year (one revolution around the Sun) onMercuryis 88.0 days.
It takes Mercury 1407.6 Earth hours to make one full rotation around its axis.
88 days
88 Earth days to revolve around the Sun.
88 days.
The movement around the Sun is called "revolution", not "rotation". It takes Mercury 88 days for one revolution - almost three months.
forever
One revolution around the sun (year) is 88 days. AndOne revolution on its axis (day) is 58.6 earth days.
Mercury takes about 88 Earth days to revolve around the Sun. Earth takes about 365.25 (Earth) days to revolve around the Sun.
365 days
1 year
A day on Mercury is 58.646 Earth days long
It takes Mercury 1407.6 Earth hours to make one full rotation around its axis.