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Because they are farther away from the sun, and the sun is what they revolve around, so they have a longer distance to go. That obviously makes the day longer on that planet, along with all other time measurements. Some planets take longer to revolve because of their distance to the sun. The further a planet is, the more distance it has to cover and the weaker the sun's gravitational pull is. Planets farther away from the sun move more slowly, and have more distance to cover.

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Why does it take longer for the planets farther from the sun to revolve around the sun?

Planets farther from the sun have larger orbits, which means they have to travel a greater distance to complete one revolution around the sun. This larger distance results in a longer orbital period compared to planets closer to the sun. It follows Kepler's third law of planetary motion, which states that the square of a planet's orbital period is proportional to the cube of its average distance from the sun.


Why does it take the outer planets so long to orbit the Sun?

The outer planets take longer to orbit the Sun, because they are farther away from the Sun. It make its gravitational pull weaker to the farther planets. That means that the outer planets take longer to orbit the Sun.


Why do some planets take longer to orbit the sun than others?

Planets further out from the sun have a larger orbit to travel around, which takes more time. This is because their orbital path is longer, meaning they move at a slower average speed compared to planets closer to the sun. This results in different orbital periods for different planets.


Why outer planets take longer to orbit than inner planets?

Outer planets take longer to orbit the sun because their orbits are larger and therefore they have more distance to cover in their journey around the sun, as described by Kepler's third law of planetary motion. Additionally, the gravitational pull of the sun decreases with distance, leading to slower orbital speeds for outer planets compared to inner planets.


How long does it take mars to make a full rotation around the sun?

Mars does not rotate around the Sun. It revolves around the Sun. It takes Mars about 687 Earth days for Mars to revolve once around the Sun.Planets and moons rotate about their own axes, but they revolve around the Sun (for planets) or (for moons) other planets.

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Why do some planets take longer to rotate around the earth?

Since the 1600s, it has been generally accepted that no planets revolve around the Earth.


Why does it takes some planets only days to revolve around the sun and other planets more than one hundred years?

It takes longer because the planets are differant distances away from the sun, the greater the difference the longer it take


Why outer planet take longer to revolve around the sun compared to inner planets?

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Do planets revolve around the sun at the same speed?

No, planets do not revolve around the sun at the same speed. Their orbital speeds depend on their distance from the sun - planets closer to the sun have shorter orbital periods and faster speeds, while those further away have longer orbital periods and slower speeds.


If a planet has less gravity will it take longer to revolve around the sun?

No, it is the sun's gravity that affects the planets revolutions. The planet's distance from the sun is also very important in the time it takes to revolve around the sun.


Why do some planets take a long time to orbit around the sun?

Some planets take longer to orbit the sun because they are farther away giving them a longer path to travel.


Does mercury take the longest of all planets to revolve around the sun?

No, it takes the shortest.


What is the least times does a planet take to revolve around earth?

No planets revolve around earth they revolve around the sun.


Why do planets take different times to revolve around the sun?

The planets in our solar system all orbit (revolve) around the sun on a plane called the ecliptic plane but each of their individual orbits has a different perimeter ranging from small (which would be the closest to the sun) to big (which would be further away from the sun). Since Mercury has the smallest perimeter of orbit, it is the closest planet to the sun and is thus more drawn by the suns gravitational force, both its small perimeter and strong gravitational pull make it revolve around the sun faster, and the bigger the planets orbital perimeter is the further away from the sun it is and the slower its orbit is.


Why does it take longer for the planets farther from the sun to revolve around the sun?

Planets farther from the sun have larger orbits, which means they have to travel a greater distance to complete one revolution around the sun. This larger distance results in a longer orbital period compared to planets closer to the sun. It follows Kepler's third law of planetary motion, which states that the square of a planet's orbital period is proportional to the cube of its average distance from the sun.


What takes long to orbit the sun inner or outer planets?

The outer planets take longer.


Why do the outer planets take longer to orbit?

they are farther away