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The length of the day on Earth is governed by the rate of spin upon its axis. This is our definition of a day - currently about 24 hours.
In ancient times, the day-length was much shorter; then the Moon collision occurred, and the days from that point became slightly longer.
The moon collision was possibly the slow collision of another Mars-sized body with the Earth, the debris from which created the Moon. This was quite soon after the creation of a separate Earth, about 4.5 billion years ago.
This created gravitational tides on both bodies, Moon and Earth.
On the Earth, the energy of these tides are presented as energy released by tidal friction - a minuscule warming of the oceans.
On the Moon, the energy of these tides (for both must be equal) is seen as a gradual increase in the distance between Earth and Moon. And of course, this gravitational attraction also causes the more massive part of the Moon to present only one face constantly to the Earth.
So:- in the long run, the oceanic tides will lessen (minutely); the day-length will increase slightly; and the Moon will drift further away from the Earth.
What else can I help you with?
How many days are there in 108 hours on earth?
There are: 108/24 = 4.5 days
1 year on Jupiter equals how many earth days?
Most of the time, a year is 365 days. Leap years contain 366 days.
How many years is a Earth year?
An Earth year is equivalent to one year on Earth, which is approximately 365 days.
How many days does the moon orbit the earth?
It takes the moon 29 days or about 1 month to orbit the earth.
How long is one Earth year?
1 Earth year is Earth 365 days normally, or 366 Earth days for a leap year.
The planet revolves around the sun once every what?
Every Year, but each year is different for each planet: Mercury- 88 Earth Days (.25 Earth Years) Venus- 255 Earth Days (.7 Earth Years) Earth- 365 Earth Days (1 Earth Year) Mars- 687 Earth Days (1.8 Earth Years) Jupiter- 4,346 Earth Days (11.9 Earth Years) Saturn- 10,774 Earth Days (29.5 Earth Years) Uranus- 30,680 Earth Days (84 Earth Years) Neptune- 60,625 Earth Days (165 Earth Years)
How many days does earth have?
earth has 365 days
How many venus days how many earth years?
It's about 224.7 Earth days.
How many days does it take each planet to rotate around the sun?
It takes Mercury about 88 Earth days, Venus about 225 Earth days, Earth about 365 days, Mars about 687 Earth days, Jupiter about 4,333 Earth days, Saturn about 10,759 Earth days, Uranus about 30,687 Earth days, and Neptune about 60,190 Earth days to orbit the sun.
When do the planets revolve around the sun?
One revolution= 1 year, but each year is different for each planet: Mercury- 88 Earth Days (.25 Earth Years) Venus- 255 Earth Days (.7 Earth Years) Earth- 365 Earth Days (1 Earth Year) Mars- 687 Earth Days (1.8 Earth Years) Jupiter- 4,346 Earth Days (11.9 Earth Years) Saturn- 10,774 Earth Days (29.5 Earth Years) Uranus- 30,680 Earth Days (84 Earth Years) Neptune- 60,625 Earth Days (165 Earth Years)
How many days are there in a year on the planets?
* A year (orbit) of a planet can be defined in terms of Earth days, or solar days on the planet itself. For the equivalent of a year in Earth days, see the explanation to the right.* Years in terms of experienced solar days on each of the 8 major planets:Mercury - 0.5 days per year (solar day 176 Earth days, year 88 days)Venus - 1.92 days per year (solar day 116.75 Earth days, year 224.7 days)Earth - 365.25 days per yearMars - 668.6 days per year (solar day 29.66 Earth hours, year 687 days)Jupiter - 10875.8 days per year (solar day 9.9 Earth hours, year 4332.6 days)Saturn - 24401 days per year (solar day 10.57 Earth hours, year 10759 days)Uranus - 42718 days per year (solar day 17.24 Earth hours, year 30799 days)Neptune - 89666 days per year (solar day 16.1 Earth hours, year 60190 days)There are eight planets in the Solar System and the dwarf planet Pluto. The length of year for each is depicted below in Earth-days:Mercury - 88 Earth DaysVenus - 224.7 Earth DaysEarth - 365.25 Earth DaysMar - 687 Earth DaysJupiter - 11.9 Earth Years (4,346.475 Earth Days)Saturn - 29.7 Earth Years (10,847.925 Earth Days)Uranus - 84.3 Earth Years (30,790.575 Earth Days)Neptune - 164.8 Earth Years (60,193.2 Earth Days)DP Pluto - 248 Earth years (90,582 Earth Days)
Why are are earth days 365 days?
They are not. An Earth day is 1 day, not 365 days.
How long does it take to go to Earth's moon from Earth?
1 year and 32 days earth days 3 days
What planet revolve around the sun once during each?
Every planet revolves around the sun each year, but years are different on each planet: Mercury- 88 Earth Days (.25 Earth Years) Venus- 255 Earth Days (.7 Earth Years) Earth- 365 Earth Days (1 Earth Year) Mars- 687 Earth Days (1.8 Earth Years) Jupiter- 4,346 Earth Days (11.9 Earth Years) Saturn- 10,774 Earth Days (29.5 Earth Years) Uranus- 30,680 Earth Days (84 Earth Years) Neptune- 60,625 Earth Days (165 Earth Years)
Length of yearearth days on plantets?
A year on earth is 365 days. A year on Venus is 224.7 Earth days and a year on Mercury is 88 Earth days. A year on Mars is 687 Earth days and a year on Saturn is 29.7 Earth years long.
Mars length of year in earth days?
Just short of 687 Earth days in one martian year (686.971).
Do all planets in your solar system have the same days in one year?
No. Different planets have different speeds of rotation and different lengths of year. As a result, they experience a different number of days. Here are the number of days in each planet's year with earth days in parentheses Mercury: 0.5 days (88 Earth days) Venus: 1.92 (243 Earth days) Earth: 365.25 Mars: 668.6 (687 Earth days) Jupiter: 10,476 (4,333 Earth days) Saturn: 24,491 (10,759 Earth days) Uranus: 42,718 (30,799 Earth days) Neptune: 89,666 (60,190 Earth days)
