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∙ 12y agoIf you mean faster than the Earth, then the planets Mercury and Venus orbit faster. This is because they are closer to the sun.
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∙ 15y agoThe planet Mercury because it is the nearest to the sun.
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Do the planets closest to the sun travel slowest in their orbits?
No, the closer a planet is to the sun, the faster it orbits.
What are slowest to fastest planet to orbit the sun?
Curiously, the nearer the planet is to the Sun the faster it orbits. Thus Mercury orbits the fastest, whereas Neptune is the slowest.
What planet rotates 1.5 times as it orbits the sun?
what planet raotates 1.5 times as it orbits the sun
What planet circles the sun faster than any other planet?
Mercury circles the sun in 88 days. That is the fastest orbiting planet. It is because of it's position with the sun. It is the closest so it has a smaller orbit.
What planets rotate faster than the earth?
Orbiting faster than any planet in our Solar System, Mercury goes around the Sun about every 88 Earth days. it is also the smallest planet, and the closest to the Sun. Mercury has no known satellites. Venus orbits the Sun about every 224.7 Earth days. It is the second-closest planet to the Sun, and also has no known satellites.
Do the planets closest to the sun travel slowest in their orbits?
No, the closer a planet is to the sun, the faster it orbits.
What are slowest to fastest planet to orbit the sun?
Curiously, the nearer the planet is to the Sun the faster it orbits. Thus Mercury orbits the fastest, whereas Neptune is the slowest.
What would be affected if a planet orbits the sun faster or slower?
The length of the planet's year would be affected.
What planet is lumpy rocky and orbits the sun faster that Mars but slower than Jupiter?
There is no planet which fits that description.
Why does mercury have a short year?
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun. According to Kepler's law of planetary motion, the nearer a planet is to the sun, the faster it orbits the Sun.
A small planet that orbits the sun?
Mercury, is the smallest planet that orbits the sun.
What is plutos orbital information?
pluto orbits around the sun faster than any planet
What is the biggest planet that orbits your sun?
Jupiter is the largest known planet which orbits the Sun.
Why is a moon not a planet?
A planet orbits a star such as the sun. A moon orbits a planet.
How fast does Jupiter go around the sun?
Jupiter orbits the sun in about 10 hours (600 minutes.) Jupiter is the fastest spinning planet. It orbits around the Sun over 100 thousand minutes faster than Earth. Jupiter orbits the Sun about 8750 minutes faster than Earth.
Does the earth orbit the planet?
No. Earth is a planet. It orbits the sun, which is a star.
What planet that orbits the sun and is the second biggest?
The planet that orbits the sun and is the second biggest is Saturn.
