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Of the known planets, Mercury is the one at the smallest average distance from the sun, and with the shortest orbit.

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This planet is the shortest orbit around the sun?

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Does mercury have the largest orbit?

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What planet takes shortest amount of time to orbit the sun?

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Which planet has the shortest orbit around the sun?

Mercury, because it is the closest to the sun. Mercury takes 88 days to orbit the sun.


Which planet ravolves fastest around the sun?

Mercury...cos it's closest therefore has the shortest orbit


Which planet revovles around the sun in the shortest amount of time?

Mercury. It takes only 88 Earth days to orbit the sun.


How long does it take for Mercury the planet rotate around the sun?

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Does the planet with the shortest revolution have the shortest rotation?

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