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Because Jupiter is so big, it spins faster.

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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.


Does Venus and mercury spin faster then earth and mars?

Venus and Mercury rotate slowly, much more slowly than Earth or Mars.


Do the gas planets rotate slower or faster than earth?

Gas planets typically rotate faster than Earth. For example, Jupiter rotates the quickest with a day length of about 10 hours, Saturn has a day length of about 10.7 hours, Uranus about 17 hours, and Neptune about 16 hours. In comparison, Earth rotates once every 24 hours.


What planet is occasional brighter then Jupiter?

Venus is occasionally brighter than jupiter


Which of the two planets Venus and Jupiter is the biggest?

Jupiter is far bigger than Venus. In fact, Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. However, because Venus is closer to the sun and closer to the Earth, it shines more brightly than Jupiter does.


How is Venus different from Jupiter?

The diameter of Venus is only 12,103 km, while the diameter of Jupiter is 142,984 km. And so when you compare the two planets, Jupiter is 11.8 times bigger than Venus.


How many planets are closer to the Sun than Jupiter?

The planets closer to the Sun than Jupiter are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. So, four planets are closer than Jupiter.


How would jupiters gravity compare to that of venus?

Jupiter's gravity is about 2.5 times stronger than Venus' gravity. This difference is due to Jupiter's larger mass and size compared to Venus. On Jupiter, an object would weigh 2.5 times more than it would on Venus.


Does it take Venus to rotate on its axis than it takes Venus to travel around the sun?

Yes.


In autumn you can see both Jupiter an Venus give three reasons why you can see Venus brighter than Jupiter?

1. Venus is closer to Earth (40 million km versus 392 million km for Jupiter) 2. Venus receives more sunlight as it is 7 times closer to the sun (50 times as much light for a given area). 3. Venus reflects more light by area than Jupiter (Venus 65% versus 52% for Jupiter)


Is Jupiter larger than Venus?

Quite obviously, yes.


Is Venus better than Jupiter?

That's a matter of opinion.