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Mercury is about 57,500,000 kilometers (36,000,000 miles (36 million miles)) from the Sun, Earth is about 152,000,000 (93,000,000 miles (93 million miles)) - a little less than 3x farther away. Since it takes about 9 minutes for light to get to Earth from the Sun, it stands to reason it would take about 3 minutes to get to Mercury from the Sun.
Light to Earth
152,000,000,km/300,000km/s ~ 506 secs, 506secs x 1 min/60 secs ~ 8.5 mins
(93,000,000 miles/ 186,292 miles per second ~ 499 seconds, 499 seconds x 1 min/60 seconds ~ 8.3 mins, )
Light to Mercury
57,500,000 kilometers/300,000km/sec ~ 192 sec, 192 sec x 1 min/60 secs ~3.2 mins
(36,000,000 miles/186,292miles/sec ~ 193 sec, 193 sec x 1 min/60 secs ~ 3.2 mins)
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∙ 13y agoMercury is 36,000,000 miles away from the sun. If you were taking a jet from Mercury to the Sun, it would take you 3,000 days.
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Which planets travel around the sun the fastest?
Mercury and Venus because they are the closest to the Sun so they have less distance to travel.
How long it takes the sun to get around mercury?
The Sun doesn't revolve around Mercury, Mercury revolves around the Sun. For Mercury to revolve around the Sun, it takes 88 Earth days.
How long does the light from the sun take to get to mercury?
It really depends on the current distance of Mercury from The Sun. The orbit of Mercury (and of all the planets) is not perfectly circular. There are times Mercury is closer to The Sun than other times. When it's at its closest, or perihelion, Mercury is a little over 28.5 million miles from The Sun, and light takes just over 2 minutes and 33 seconds to travel from The Sun to Mercury. When Mercury is at is farthest distance, or aphelion, it is almost 43.4 million miles from the Sun, and light takes just over 3 minutes and 53 seconds to travel from The Sun to Mercury. So, based on the dates that Mercury is at aphelion and perihelion, your answer is: On August 21st, 2009, light takes 3 minutes and 53 seconds to travel from The Sun to Mercury On October 4th, 2009, light takes 2 minutes and 33 seconds to travel from The Sun to Mercury.
How many days it takes for mercury to travel around the sun?
88 days
How much time does it takes for mercury to orbit the sun?
Mercury has an orbital period of 87.969 days. This means that it will take about 88 days here on Earth for Mercury to travel around the Sun once. Since a year is 365.25 days long, it only take 0.24 years for Mercury to revolve around the Sun.
How long does mercury take to travel the sun?
About 88 Earth days.
How long does it take mercury to travel one whole time around the sun?
88 Earth days.
How long does it take light to travel the distance of 36 million miles from the sun to Mercury?
It takes approx 194 seconds, or 3.23 minutes.
What is mercury's time travel?
The question needs to be more specific. It it the time to travel to Mercury, the time that Mercury takes to orbit around the sun?
How long is mercury from sun?
mercury is only 36 million miles from the sun.
Which planets travel around the sun the fastest?
Mercury and Venus because they are the closest to the Sun so they have less distance to travel.
How long it takes the sun to get around mercury?
The Sun doesn't revolve around Mercury, Mercury revolves around the Sun. For Mercury to revolve around the Sun, it takes 88 Earth days.
How many months does it take mercury to travel around the sun?
the answer is 5
How long does the light from the sun take to get to mercury?
It really depends on the current distance of Mercury from The Sun. The orbit of Mercury (and of all the planets) is not perfectly circular. There are times Mercury is closer to The Sun than other times. When it's at its closest, or perihelion, Mercury is a little over 28.5 million miles from The Sun, and light takes just over 2 minutes and 33 seconds to travel from The Sun to Mercury. When Mercury is at is farthest distance, or aphelion, it is almost 43.4 million miles from the Sun, and light takes just over 3 minutes and 53 seconds to travel from The Sun to Mercury. So, based on the dates that Mercury is at aphelion and perihelion, your answer is: On August 21st, 2009, light takes 3 minutes and 53 seconds to travel from The Sun to Mercury On October 4th, 2009, light takes 2 minutes and 33 seconds to travel from The Sun to Mercury.
Why is mercury so fast while going round the sun?
because it is closer to the sun it has less to travel it is so fast because it is close to the sun and has less distance to travel
How long does mercury orbit the sun?
2007809
How long does it take in days for the planet Mercury to orbit the Sun?
Mercury's orbit of the sun takes 87.969 days.
