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Because - Mercury takes that long to rotate once on its axis. Each of the planets in our solar system ratates at different speeds

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Q: Why does a day in mercury last 59 earth days?
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What does mercury last almost 59 earth 's day earth days?

One day on Mercury is equal to about 59 Earth days.


What is the length of day in relationship to earth days and mercury days?

1 Mercury day = 58.6 Earth days


How many hours does it take for mercury to have a day?

88 earth days * * * * * Actually, that is a Mercury year! A mercury day is 58.64 earth days.


How many solar day of mercury is equal to earth day?

One day on Mercury is equivalent to 58 days, 15 hours on Earth. Alternatively, 1 earth day is equal to 0.017 Mercury days.


How long is a day on mecery?

Mercury has very very long days. Each day on Mercury last as long as 58 hours, 15 hours on earth.


How long are days in mercury in earth times?

one full day on mercury is 88 earth days


How many earth day equal a mercury day?

59 Earth Days(58.646day) equal to a mercury day.


If mercury had four reasons how long would each season last in earth day?

16200 days


How long is a day of mercury in earth day?

58.6 Earth days


How many days on Mercury is equal to one day on Earth?

Mercury rotates once in about 59 Earth days. That is often called its "day". There's another definition of day called the "solar day". For Mercury that's 176 Earth days. So, you can see there's only a small fraction of a Mercury day in one Earth day.


Does mercury have 176 days in it?

No, one Mercury day is equal to 58.6 Earth days


How many days in mercury equal a year in earth?

It takes about 88 of our days to orbit the sun.