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Jupiter rotates the fastest, taking less than 10 hours to complete one rotation on it's axis. Saturn comes in second, taking just over 10 hours to complete one rotation. Uranus takes about 18 hours and Neptune takes about 19 hours.
Earth, Mars, Mercury, and Venus all take at least a full Earth day to rotate once.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoThe basic answer is "the equator".
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If the planet is solid, like the four inner rocky planets, each one rotates as a rigid body so everything goes at the same angular speed, e.g. 360 degrees in 24 hours for the Earth.
Things get a bit more complicated with the "gas giant" planets (particularly Jupiter and Saturn) which don't rotate as solid bodies.
Their periods of rotation depend on latitude.
Now, consider the Earth. The Earth does rotate as a solid body.
A point at the north or south pole has no linear speed, while a point on the Earth's equator has the maximum linear speed of about 25,000 miles (once round the equator) in 24 hours. At other places on the Earth's surface just multiply by the cosine of the latitude to find the linear speed.
This is the origin of the Coriolis force, which causes cloud systems to rotate.
If you travel north in the northern hemisphere, you are moving towards a more northerly latitude and towards a point with a small linear speed.
This deceleration makes you feel a small force pushing you to the right (actually it's too small to feel) but if you happened to be a piece of cloud you would deviate to the right.
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∙ 12y agoJupiter has the fastest rotation
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∙ 12y agoJupiter
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∙ 13y agoJupiter.
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What planet in your solar system has the fastest rotation rate?
the answer is Jupiter
What is planet that rotates the fastest on its axis?
The planet with the fastest rotation is Jupiter, at 9 hours, 50 minutes, and 30 seconds per day.
Which outer planet has a rectrograde rotation?
Uranus... interestingly, most of Uranus's atmosphere rotates faster than the interior; the planet's fastest winds blow portions of the atmosphere around the planet in only 14 hours.Uranus.
What is Jupiters rotation time?
The planet Jupiter completes one rotation on its axis every 9.9 hours, which makes it the fastest rotation in the entire Solar System. The Earth's rotation is approximately 24 hours.
Time of planet rotation?
Different planet has different time of rotation.
Is Neptune the fastest planet?
No, Jupiter has the fastest rotation and Mercury has the fastest orbit.
Is earth the revolving planet?
Mercury is the fastest revolving planet. The speed of a particular planet depends on its revolution around the sun as well as its rotation on its own axis. The fastest planet of the solar system with reference to revolution is Mercury. On the other hand, the fastest planet with reference to rotation is Jupiter.
What planet in your solar system has the fastest rotation rate?
the answer is Jupiter
Which Fastest Planet?
Jupiter is the planet that rotates the fastest. It completes one rotation on its axis every 9.9 hours, and is also the biggest.
What is the fastest plant?
The fastest planet around the Sun is Mercury, which takes 88 days to orbit. The planet with the fastest rotation is Jupiter, which takes 10 hours to rotate.
What planets fastest rotation also the smallest planet?
it both has 4 sides
Is earth the fastest revolving planet?
Yes, Earth does spin faster than Mercury.For more details, visit this NASA site:http:/www.nasa.gov/worldbook/mercury_worldbook.html
Planet whith the fastest rotation?
Jupiter- 9 hours and 55 minutes altogether.
What planet is the fastest to revolve around the sun?
Mercury. As it is closest to the sun, it completes the fastest orbital rotation, in just 88 days.
Which planet of the solar system revovles the fastest around its axis?
Jupiter takes about 9 hours 55 minutes to spin once on it's axis which makes it the fastest rotation. Mercury is the fastest spinning planet.
What is planet that rotates the fastest on its axis?
The planet with the fastest rotation is Jupiter, at 9 hours, 50 minutes, and 30 seconds per day.
How long is Jupiters rotation period?
Of all the planets in the solar system, Jupiter has the fastest rotation. The planet Jupiter makes a complete rotation every 9.9 hours.
