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Jupiter, despite being the biggest planet, has the shortest day. It takes Jupiter less than 10 hours to rotate around its axis once. Jupiter rotates at a speed of over 28,000 miles per hour, compared to Earth rotating at just over 1,000 miles per hour (at the equator).

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