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mars is farther away from the sun

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Q: What are the two reasons why Mars takes so long to orbit the Sun than Mercury?
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Why Mars take so long to orbit the Sun than Mercury?

Mars takes longer to orbit Sun than Mercury because it is farther away from the sun, so it travels a longer distance.


Why does Mars orbit the sun slower than mercury?

cause mars is furthur


How long does it take Deimos to orbit Mars?

Diemos, the smaller of the two moons of Mars, takes 30.3 hours to make one orbit of Mars.


How long is Mars orbit take?

It takes 687 days for the planet mars to orbit the sun.


How many days does mars take to orbit the sun?

Mars takes 686.971 (or 687 days) Earth days to orbit the Sun.


How long does it take for Mars to orbit the sun compared to Earth?

It takes Earth about 365 Earth days to orbit the sun. It takes Mars about 687 Earth days to orbit the sun. This means it takes Mars about 1.88 times longer to orbit the sun than Earth.


What is the difference between Earth's orbit and Mars' orbit?

Earth takes 24 hours and Mars takes 24 hours and 37 minutes


What planet takes the less time to orbit the sun?

All of the planets inside of Saturns orbit.Thus Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars and Jupiter


Do Mars and Mercury go around the Earth?

No, Mars and Mercury go around (orbit) the sun. The two planets appear to orbit Earth, but it's a result of the Earth rotating on its axis.


Is Venus mercury mars or Jupiter closest to the sun?

Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. It is 58 million km. from the Sun & takes only 88 Earth days to orbit the Sun


What two planets are next to the earth?

Earth is the next planet to orbit inside Mars, while Jupiter is the next planet to orbit outside Mars orbit. Mars' orbit is closer to Venus (and Mercurys') orbit than it is to Jupiters though.


How long does it takes mars to revolve around its axis?

It takes Mars 686.971 days to orbit the Sun.