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How many orbits around the Sun must Mercury make before the same face is lit by the Sun?
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∙ 13y ago
Mercury rotates and revolves at the same rate, so the same side is always facing the sun.
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∙ 13y ago
Mercury takes about 59 Earth days to complete one orbit around the Sun. It also takes about 88 Earth days for Mercury to rotate on its axis, which is slightly more than one Mercury year. Therefore, Mercury would have to go through more than one orbit (at least 1.5 orbits) for the same face to be fully illuminated by the Sun again.
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