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How long is mercury's orbit?

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Mercury orbits the Sun every 88 days of which 58.65 days one side is daytime. At its furthest, Mercury is 70 million miles away. At it's closest, it's 46 million miles away. It is the Rosetta orbit around the Sun was the basis for Albert Einstein's "Theory of Relativity." Please refer to the attached link to read up on more about the planet Mercury.

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Mercury orbits the Sun every 88 days of which 58.65 days one side is daytime. At its furthest, Mercury is 70 million miles away. At it's closest, it's 46 million miles away. It is the Rosetta orbit around the Sun was the basis for Albert Einstein's "Theory of Relativity." Please refer to the attached link to read up on more about the planet Mercury.

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87.6 Earth Days.

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