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Mercury rotates in about 58.65 Earth days. This is called a "sidereal day".
Interestingly there is a big difference between the length of this "day" and
the "solar day"which is about 176 Earth days.
Anyway the reason for the slow rotation is the closeness to the Sun. Tidal
forces are responsible.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoThat's technically the "sidereal day", the "solar day" is about 176 Earth days.
Anyway it's the Sun's gravity that's responsible. Mercury is so close to the Sun
that it experiences strong "tidal forces". It's like the Moon's slow rotation
caused by the Earth.
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