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Mercury is closer to the Sun than Jupiter, therefore it takes less longer for Mercury to go around the Sun. Likewise Jupiter's year is shorter than Uranus, because Jupiter is closer to the Sun than Uranus.

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Mercury's day is 58 days, 15 hours on Earth Mercury's year is only 88 days on Earth.

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Probably because it's closer to the sun than any other planet

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Yes, it is slightly shorter than a quarter of an Earth year.

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Yes.

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Would a mercury year be longer or shorter than a earth year?

Shorter. Mercury has a shorter orbit than earth and 1 day in mercury = 59 days on Earth. 1 year on mercury= 88 days on earth.


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Which planet has a shorter year than earth?

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Would a mercurian year be longer or shorter then an earth year?

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