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Well that's simple. Mars is more closser to the sun and has les distance to go all around the sun. If you don't understand wat I mean just make a circle with the radios of eany number make another circle around it and mesur how much c.m on each circle. You would find that the one on the outside is more c.m
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∙ 11y agoJupiter is further away from the Sun than Mars
So it has to complete a longer orbit than Mars.
I'm, still figuring out the second reason on my test.! x)
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Several people already got the first reason why Jupiter takes longer to orbit the Sun than Mars. Because Jupiter is so much farther away from the Sun, its orbit is also much larger than the orbit of Mars. Imagine this. Tie a 10 foot rope to a pole in the middle of a big grassy field. Now stretch that rope out all the way. Then walk around in a circle with the rope still stretched out all the way. When you walk around in a complete circle, you will have walked over 60 feet. Now take a 20 foot rope this time and do the same thing. You will have walked much farther with the 20 foot rope. Over 125 feet. The farther away a planet is from the sun, the longer its orbit.
But there is also a second reason why it takes longer for Jupiter to orbit. This really smart scientist in the 1600's, Johannes Kepler, figured out that the farther away a planet is from the Sun, the more slowly it travels around the sun. And the closer a planet is to the Sun the faster the planet itself actually moves. So in the case of Jupiter and Mars, not only is Jupiter's orbital path much longer than that of Mars, because it is farther away Jupiter itself moves around this path at a slower speed.
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∙ 16y agoOne: It is farth out than mars. Two: It is larger and made of "Gas" so it takes longer than mars.
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∙ 14y agoJupiter is further away from the sun, and therefore has a bigger circle to complete.
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∙ 13y agoJupiter takes longer to orbit the Sun than Mars, because it is farther from the Sun and needs to travel farther.
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∙ 11y agoSaturn is further from the sun than Mars. Which planet takes longer to orbit the Sun?
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∙ 13y agoQuite simply, because Earth is a lot closer to the Sun than Jupiter is.
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∙ 12y agoJupiter is further away from the sun, so has to complete a longer orbital path. It also orbits at a slower speed.
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∙ 12y agoMars is further from the sun and has a larger orbit.
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Why does it take jupiter much longer to complete one orbit than mars?
Jupiter travels at 13.72 km/s, compared to Mar's orbital velocity of 24.13 km/s. Jupiter also has a longer distance to travel because it is further from the Sun. Therefore, Jupiter's orbit takes 4,330 days to Mars' 686 days. It all follows Kepler's 3rd law of planetary motion very nicely..
Why does it take much longer for jupiter to complete one orbit?
Example: Jupiter travels at 13.72 km/s, compared to Mars' orbital velocity of 24.13 km/s. Jupiter also has a longer distance to travel because it is further from the Sun. Therefore, Jupiter's orbit takes 4,330 days to Mars' 686 days. It all follows Kepler's 3rd law of planetary motion very nicely. Notice that it has nothing to do with the planet's mass.
What is a year on Jupiter?
Jupiter has an orbital period of 4,331.5 Earth days or about 11.86 years. Its orbit is much longer than Earth's, and it also moves more slowly in its orbit. Jupiter's orbit is roughly 11.86 Earth years long.
Which planet is older mars or earth?
Jupiter has a longer year (about 4300 Earth days) than Mars (687 Earth days) because it is much further away from the Sun, and so has a longer distance to travel to complete one orbit (and it also goes more slowly as a result of the distance)
The ring of minor planets between mars and jupiter?
Between the orbit of Mars and Jupiter, there is the asteroid belt. This is made up of millions of small rocks that are in a direct orbit around the sun. Its not really a ring though, although there are millions of bodies here, there are large distances between them and the space at this point is still quite sparsely populated with them. Not so much a "ring" as a "torus", sort of a doughnut or bagel shape.
Why is Jupiter's period of revolution longer than the inner planets' periods of revolution?
Jupiter's period of revolution is longer than the inner planets' periods of revolution because it is so much farther away from the Sun. Jupiter has to travel over 2 billion miles (3.2 billion kilometers) father than Mars to get around the Sun. Jupiter's orbit is almost 4 times longer than that of Mars in distance. Also Jupiter orbits more slowly. So it takes Jupiter 6 times longer than Mars to orbit the Sun. (Mars is is farthest inner planet from then Sun.)
Why does it take jupiter much longer to complete one orbit than mars?
Jupiter travels at 13.72 km/s, compared to Mar's orbital velocity of 24.13 km/s. Jupiter also has a longer distance to travel because it is further from the Sun. Therefore, Jupiter's orbit takes 4,330 days to Mars' 686 days. It all follows Kepler's 3rd law of planetary motion very nicely..
Why does it take much longer for jupiter to complete one orbit?
Example: Jupiter travels at 13.72 km/s, compared to Mars' orbital velocity of 24.13 km/s. Jupiter also has a longer distance to travel because it is further from the Sun. Therefore, Jupiter's orbit takes 4,330 days to Mars' 686 days. It all follows Kepler's 3rd law of planetary motion very nicely. Notice that it has nothing to do with the planet's mass.
What is a year on Jupiter?
Jupiter has an orbital period of 4,331.5 Earth days or about 11.86 years. Its orbit is much longer than Earth's, and it also moves more slowly in its orbit. Jupiter's orbit is roughly 11.86 Earth years long.
How much time does it take for Jupiter to orbit earth?
Jupiter does not orbit the earth. It takes 11.86 years for Jupiter to orbit the sun.
Which planet is older mars or earth?
Jupiter has a longer year (about 4300 Earth days) than Mars (687 Earth days) because it is much further away from the Sun, and so has a longer distance to travel to complete one orbit (and it also goes more slowly as a result of the distance)
Why does Jupiter have a longer year than earth?
Jupiter takes much longer to orbit our sun due to its further distance from the sun. The further a planet is from the central star, the slower its orbital speed and the longer it will take.
How is Jupiter different from mars?
Jupiter is much larger and made out of mostly gases, while Mars is much smaller than Jupiter and its made of rocks and some frozen water
How much time does mars orbit the sun?
One Mars year.
Do stars orbit around mars?
No. Mars is a planet and thus much smaller than any star. Stars cannot orbit planets. However, Mars does orbit the sun, which is a star.
What happens if Pluto crosses Jupiter's orbit?
Pluto never crosses Jupiter's orbit because it is much further away than Jupiter and has a far large orbit. A major change in Pluto's orbit would have to occur for its orbit to cross Jupiter's. If it did, there would be a tiny chance of a collision, but the chance would be very small.
The ring of minor planets between mars and jupiter?
Between the orbit of Mars and Jupiter, there is the asteroid belt. This is made up of millions of small rocks that are in a direct orbit around the sun. Its not really a ring though, although there are millions of bodies here, there are large distances between them and the space at this point is still quite sparsely populated with them. Not so much a "ring" as a "torus", sort of a doughnut or bagel shape.
