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Period of rotation is about 58.65 Earth days.
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How long is a one day rotation for mercury?
One day (or one rotation around its axis) takes 1407.6 Earth hours.
What is the rotation speed of mercury?
Mercury rotates on its axis which similar to the earth. However, it takes 177 earth days for the small planet to make one rotation.
What is the direction of mercury's rotation?
Mercury, just as Earth rotates alone its axis. The spin is from left to right along this axis with one rotation lasting nearly 176-days on Earth. Needless to say it is a very slow spin in comparison.
It takes mercuary 176 earth days to turn on its axis?
No , it takes 59 Earth days for Mercury for one rotation on its axis.
Is the axis of mercury perpendicular to the plane of the eliptical?
The axial tilt of mercury is around 2.11 degrees, not very much. So yes, the axis of rotation is almost exactly perpendicular to the elliptical plane.
Axis of rotation of this planet shows almost no tilt?
The planet with the axis of rotation which gives it almost no tilt is "Mercury". "Mercury's" axis of rotation has a tilt of 0 degrees. The planet "Jupiter" has very little tilt due to its axis of rotation at only 3 degrees.
What is Mercury's rotation period and what does rotation mean?
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.
How does Mercury's orbit around the sun compare to its rotation on its axis?
It rotates slow but quicker on its axis
How long is a one day rotation for mercury?
One day (or one rotation around its axis) takes 1407.6 Earth hours.
Difference between mercury and Earth's rotation?
Nothing, except the speed of the rotation and how much the planet is tilted on its axis.
What does the axis look like on Mercury?
It is very close to perpendicular to its plane of rotation.
What is the rotation speed of mercury?
Mercury rotates on its axis which similar to the earth. However, it takes 177 earth days for the small planet to make one rotation.
How long is it take mercury to take its rotation on axis?
It takes 58.6 earth-days.
What is the direction of mercury's rotation?
Mercury, just as Earth rotates alone its axis. The spin is from left to right along this axis with one rotation lasting nearly 176-days on Earth. Needless to say it is a very slow spin in comparison.
How much time is needed for mercury to rotate on its axis?
Mercury's period of rotation would take about 59 earth days
It takes mercuary 176 earth days to turn on its axis?
No , it takes 59 Earth days for Mercury for one rotation on its axis.
How does mercury orbit around the sun compare to its rotation on its axis?
it rotates slowly and orbits quickly.
