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A complete orbit by Mercury around the Sun takes 88 Earth days. So that is Mercury's "year."

The slow rotation of the planet (about 58.6 Earth days) is due to resonance with the Sun, giving Mercury 3 rotations for every 2 orbits. The effect of this is that a "solar day" (sunrise to sunrise) on Mercury lasts 156 Earth days!

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