One day (or one rotation around its axis) takes 1407.6 Earth hours.
It takes 243 Earth days to make a full rotation or 1 day.
A day is defined as 1 full rotation. So mercury rotates at a slower pace than earth.
Rotation period (length of day in Earth days) 58.65 earth days Revolution period (length of year in Earth days)87.97 earth days
One day on Mercury is the equivalent of 58 days, 15 hours, and 30 minutes on Earth, This is because the planet has a very slow rotation.
mercury's rotation period is 58.647 earth days. a rotation is when the planet turns around on its axis, like what the earth does once every day.
A Mercury day (sidereal rotation period) is 58.646 earth days = 1407.5 hours.
One day (or one rotation around its axis) takes 1407.6 Earth hours.
It takes 243 Earth days to make a full rotation or 1 day.
A day is defined as 1 full rotation. So mercury rotates at a slower pace than earth.
because it has a slower rotation rate than earth
Rotation period (length of day in Earth days) 58.65 earth days Revolution period (length of year in Earth days)87.97 earth days
Mercury
Year: 88 Earth days. Rotation period (sidereal day): 58.6 Earth days. Solar day: 176 Earth days.
A mercury day (sidereal rotation period) is 58.646 earth days = 1407.5 hours.
Mercury has a rotation period of 58.646 days.
Mercury rotates once in about 58.6 Earth days. That's one definition of its day. However, Mercury's "solar day" lasts about 176 Earth days. That "day" is based on the position of the Sun in the sky. It depends on Mercury's orbital motion as well as its rotation on its axis.