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The rotation on its own axis is normally what we call the planet's 'day'. On earth, of course, a day is thought of as equalling 24 hours. This refers to a Solar Day (ie the time for the earth to rotate once on its axis so that the sun appears again in exactly the same place in the sky the next day. However, this 'day' does not really represent the earth rotating once on its axis (360 degrees), because the earth will have moved a little round the sun in a day, and therefore after the earth has rotated exactly one revolution the sun does not quite reach that exact same place in the sky. Therefore, one day on earth (as measured by its rotation of 360 degrees exactly) is not quite a full day, but around 23 hours 56 minutes (23.95 hours). The other planets' 360 degree rotations are as follows: Mercury: Rotation about its axis = 1408 hours (about 59 days) Venus: Rotation about its axis = 5832 hours (about 243 days - which is longer than its year of 226 days!) Earth: Rotation about its axis = 23.93 hours Mars: Rotation about its axis = 24.62 hours Jupiter: Rotation about its axis = 9.92 hours Saturn: Rotation about its axis = 10.66 hours Uranus: Rotation about its axis = 17.24 hours Neptune: Rotation about its axis = 16.11 hours Pluto is now not recognised as a major planet, but for the sake of completion I'll include the data. Rotation about its axis = 153.3 hours So the slowest planet is Venus whose period of rotation about ts own axis is longer than its year. The fastest is Jupiter - and its quick rotation gives it a squashed appearance because of 'centrifugal force' making the planet bulge out at the equator.
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What a planet rotates on?
A planet rotates on its axis, an imaginary line that runs from its North Pole to its South Pole. This rotation determines the length of a day on the planet.
What Planet rotates the slowest out of all the Jovian planets?
Venus rotates the slowest out of all the planets in our solar system. It has an extremely slow rotation, taking about 243 Earth days to complete one rotation on its axis.
What is the fastest rotating gas planet?
Jupiter rotates on its axis most rapidly out of all eight of the planets, 9h 55m 30s for one full spin.
What is a planets axis?
A planet's axis is an imaginary line that runs through its center, connecting the North and South Poles. The tilt of this axis is responsible for the changing seasons on the planet as it orbits the sun.
What is planet that rotates the fastest on its axis?
The planet with the fastest rotation is Jupiter, at 9 hours, 50 minutes, and 30 seconds per day.
Which planet rotates fastest on its axis?
jupiter
Is mercury the fastest moving planet around the sun but the slowest rotating around its axis?
Mercury is the fastest moving planet around the sun. It is second slowest to rotate about its axis, Venus being the slowest.
Which Fastest Planet?
Jupiter is the planet that rotates the fastest. It completes one rotation on its axis every 9.9 hours, and is also the biggest.
Is the planet mercury is the fastest planet to rotate?
No, Jupiter is the fastest planet to rotate about its axis. Mercury rotates very slowly (about 59 Earth days per rotation).
What a planet rotates on?
A planet rotates on its axis, an imaginary line that runs from its North Pole to its South Pole. This rotation determines the length of a day on the planet.
Which planet rotates most slowly about it axis?
You would think that the largest planet, Jupiter, would rotate the slowest (every 9 earth days and 15 minutes), but it is actually Venus that rotates the slowest at one rotation every 243 earth days.
Which planets have an axis besides earth?
Pretty much every planet has an axis, because an axis is what a planet rotates around. Any planet that rotates has an axis, and pretty much every planet known rotates.
What Planet rotates the slowest out of all the Jovian planets?
Venus rotates the slowest out of all the planets in our solar system. It has an extremely slow rotation, taking about 243 Earth days to complete one rotation on its axis.
Why is mercury is considered as the fastest planet to revolve around the sun than it rotates on its own axis?
Because it is the closest to the sun
What planet revolves faster than any planet?
In our solar system Jupiter rotates on its axis the fastest. Mercury revolves around the sun in the shortest time
What is the order of the planets rotation from fastest to slowest?
The order of the planets' rotation speeds from fastest to slowest is Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Earth, Venus, Uranus, Neptune, and Mercury. This ranking is based on the time it takes for each planet to complete one rotation on its axis.
Which planet rotates on its axis backward?
Its Uranus...
