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The planet Mercury rotates very slowly, taking almost 59 Earth days to turn once (58.646 days). However, it also orbits the Sun very rapidly, about once every 88 Earth days, which combines with the slow rotation to create an unusual situation.
The solar day (sunrise to sunrise) on Mercury is 176 Earth days, or twice the length of its year! This further increases the drastic temperature extremes that the surface experiences, alternately seared for months by solar heat and then frozen for months as it turns away from the Sun.
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*Due to the tidal effects of the Sun's gravity, the equatorial rotation of Mercury is only about 10 km/hr (far slower than Earth's 1600 km/hr). This means a "day" on Mercury is about 1400 Earth hours (58.6 days).
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58.6461 Earth Days, rounded to 58.65 Earth Days
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That's the rotation period, also known as the "sidereal" day".
The "solar day" is 3 times longer, at about 176 Earth days.
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How long is a one day rotation for mercury?
One day (or one rotation around its axis) takes 1407.6 Earth hours.
How long does it take for Mercury to rotate on its own axis in 1 day?
how long does it take for Mercury to rotate on its own axis IN ONE DAY
How long does it take mercury to rotate one day?
One rotational period is about 2 Mercury years or 176 earth days
What is mecury's rotation?
A solar day on Mercury lasts about 176 Earth days, which is about twice as long as Mercury's orbital period, (roughly 88 Earth Days). As a result, a Mercury year is about 0.5 Mercury days long, and one Mercury day lasts approximately two Mercury years.
How long is a day on mecery?
Mercury has very very long days. Each day on Mercury last as long as 58 hours, 15 hours on earth.
How long is one day on mercury how long is one year mercury?
88 Earth Days
How long is the Mercury's day?
one day on mercury is approximetly 10 secends. one year on mercury is 80 days.
How long is the day?
one day on Mercury is approximetly 10 secends. one year on mercury is 80 days.
How long are days on Mercury?
On Mercury, one day there is equal to 58.65 days here.
How long dose it take mercury to rotate on its axis?
Exactly one Mercury day.
How long is a revolution for Mercury in kilometers?
one whole day of the earth day
How long are days in mercury in earth times?
one full day on mercury is 88 earth days
How long does it take for the planet mercury to rotate in one day?
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How long does it take mercury to rotate one day?
One rotational period is about 2 Mercury years or 176 earth days
How long is a day on mecery?
Mercury has very very long days. Each day on Mercury last as long as 58 hours, 15 hours on earth.
What is the length of Mercury's orbit in Earth days?
One year on Mercury is about 88 Earth days long, 3/4 of a Mercurian day.
How long is the would a day be if on mercury?
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