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What best represents the relative periods of rotation of Mercury Venus Earth and Mars?
Mercury has the shortest rotation period, taking about 59 Earth days to complete one rotation. Venus has an unusual rotation period of about 243 Earth days, which is longer than its orbital period around the Sun. Earth rotates once every 24 hours, while Mars has a rotation period of approximately 24.6 hours. Thus, the sequence from shortest to longest rotation periods is Mercury, Earth, Mars, and then Venus.
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What is the ratio of the period of rotation between mercury and Neptune?
In the time it takes Mercury to complete one rotation, Neptune rotates 87.37 times.
Compare the period of revolution between mercury and plutowhat is the ratio between their period of rotation and why?
Mercury's period of revolution around the sun is about 88 Earth days, while Pluto's period is approximately 248 Earth years. The ratio between their periods of revolution is about 1:28. This difference is due to the much larger distance Pluto is from the sun compared to Mercury, causing it to take much longer to complete one orbit.
How do the periods of rotation of Io Europa Ganymede compare?
Io, Europa, and Ganymede, the three largest moons of Jupiter, have synchronized rotation periods due to a phenomenon known as orbital resonance. Io takes about 1.8 days to complete one rotation, while Europa and Ganymede have rotation periods of about 3.5 days and 7.2 days, respectively. Despite their differing rotation periods, they are locked in a 1:2:4 resonance, meaning that for every one orbit Io makes, Europa completes half an orbit, and Ganymede completes a quarter. This gravitational interaction keeps their rotation periods closely linked.
Does mercury or Venus have very long periods of day and night due to rotation time?
No. But a solar day (sunrise to sunrise) is longer than its orbital period -- in fact it is exactly twice as long. Due to Mercury's 3:2 spin-orbit resonance, a solar day (the length between two meridian transits of the Sun) lasts about 176 Earth days. The orbital period around the sun is about 88 days.A sidereal day (the sidereal period of rotation), lasts about 58.7 Earth days.
What outer planets have periods of rotation shorter than earths?
They all have.
What is the ratio of the period of rotation between mercury and Neptune?
In the time it takes Mercury to complete one rotation, Neptune rotates 87.37 times.
Compare the period of revolution between mercury and plutowhat is the ratio between their period of rotation and why?
Mercury's period of revolution around the sun is about 88 Earth days, while Pluto's period is approximately 248 Earth years. The ratio between their periods of revolution is about 1:28. This difference is due to the much larger distance Pluto is from the sun compared to Mercury, causing it to take much longer to complete one orbit.
Are the earths rotation and revolution periods the same?
no they are not
When periods of the moons rotation and revolution are equal what is it called?
It is called synchronous rotation when the rotation and orbit take the same amount of time.
Which thing stay fix in a pattern in sky?
Stars stay fixed in a pattern in the sky due to their relative distance from Earth and the rotation of the Earth. This pattern is known as the celestial sphere. The stars appear to move across the sky due to the Earth's rotation, but their positions relative to each other remain constant over long periods of time.
How do the periods of rotation of Io Europa Ganymede compare?
Io, Europa, and Ganymede, the three largest moons of Jupiter, have synchronized rotation periods due to a phenomenon known as orbital resonance. Io takes about 1.8 days to complete one rotation, while Europa and Ganymede have rotation periods of about 3.5 days and 7.2 days, respectively. Despite their differing rotation periods, they are locked in a 1:2:4 resonance, meaning that for every one orbit Io makes, Europa completes half an orbit, and Ganymede completes a quarter. This gravitational interaction keeps their rotation periods closely linked.
Does mercury or Venus have very long periods of day and night due to rotation time?
No. But a solar day (sunrise to sunrise) is longer than its orbital period -- in fact it is exactly twice as long. Due to Mercury's 3:2 spin-orbit resonance, a solar day (the length between two meridian transits of the Sun) lasts about 176 Earth days. The orbital period around the sun is about 88 days.A sidereal day (the sidereal period of rotation), lasts about 58.7 Earth days.
What is the number of each planet's rotation?
One.That is the definition of a rotation. Once around it's axis.See related question for the periods
What outer planets have periods of rotation shorter than earths?
They all have.
What is the rotation period of all planets in hours?
The rotation period (time taken for the planet to rotate once on its axis relative to background stars) for each of the planets is as follows (in units of Earth "solar days"): Mercury = 58.646 Venus = -243.019 Earth = 0.997 Mars = 1.026 Jupiter = 0.410 Saturn = 0.426 Uranus = -0.718 Neptune = 0.671 These periods are called "sidereal days". They are different from "solar days". A "solar day" factors in the movement of the planet around the Sun during the planet's rotation. The difference between the two day lengths is not significant for the planets beyond Mars. Negative numbers for Venus and Uranus show that these planets spin in the opposite direction (retrograde) to the other planets.
How long is Earth's rotation?
Earth's rotation relative to the distant stars (the sidereal day) is 23 hours 56 minutes 4.1 seconds. Its mean rotation relative to the Sun (the the tropical day) is 24 hours. The difference between these two periods of time occurs because, while the Earth is rotating about its axis, it is also revolving about the Sun, and in the period of one sidereal day, the apparent position of the Sun has shifted by nearly four minutes in time.
Equal periods of rotation and revolution of the moon cause what?
Cause us to always see the same "face" of the moon. This is called synchronous rotation.
