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What causes a year on any planet?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

On any planet, one year is defined by one orbit, or revolution, around its sun. One day is defined by the complete rotation spun around its own axis. The actual length of a year on a planet depends on how far it is from its sun, how much mass it has, and other variables. Since other planets' years, days, and time are different than ours, we measure them in Earth Years, Earth Days, or similar.

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