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The period of rotation is the time required for a planet to spin around once on its axis. For Earth it is about 23 hours and 56 minutes.
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∙ 11y agoIt is the time it takes a planet to spin once, measured against the background of distant stars.
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What is the difference between planets period of rotation and period of revolution?
The difference between the rotation and revoulution is that rotation is the spiinning of the planet on its axis and revoulution is the orbiting of the planet around the sun.
What is the smallest planet's period of rotation?
Jupiter has the smallest period of rotation. It is about 9 hours 50 minutes.
What is the period of a planets revolution can be used to calculate the planet?
The period of a planet's revolution is the time that it takes to complete one revolution around its axis of rotation relative to the background stars (also known as rotation period).
What planet has a very slow rotational period?
Venus, with a rotation period of 243 days.
One complete turn of a planet on its axis?
It is not an orbit, it is a ROTATE.
Which planet has the longest rotation period?
Pluto has the longest REVOLUTION period Venus has the longest ROTATION period
What is one rotation period for a planet called?
chocolate pie... but that was 3 years ago...
What is the difference of a planets period of rotation and period of revolution?
The difference between the rotation and revoulution is that rotation is the spiinning of the planet on its axis and revoulution is the orbiting of the planet around the sun.
What is the difference between a planets period of rotation and period of revolution?
The difference between the rotation and revoulution is that rotation is the spiinning of the planet on its axis and revoulution is the orbiting of the planet around the sun.
What is the difference between planets period of rotation and period of revolution?
The difference between the rotation and revoulution is that rotation is the spiinning of the planet on its axis and revoulution is the orbiting of the planet around the sun.
What is the smallest planet's period of rotation?
Jupiter has the smallest period of rotation. It is about 9 hours 50 minutes.
What planet has a rotation period that is almost the same with its orbital period?
Mercury
What is the differences between a planet's period of rotation and its period of revolution?
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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.
What is period of rotation and revolution of Venus?
Venus' period of rotation is 243 Earth days. Its period of revolution is 224. 7 Earth days. The revolution period is the length of a year in Earth days on Venus. This planet is a terrestrial planet.
What planet has the slowest period of rotation?
Venus at 224 days.
Is there a relationship between a planet's diameter d its period of rotation?
No, there is not.
