To understand the length of a day on Mercury, it is important to know the length of a Mercurian year. (Actually you don't need to know that.)
Mercury orbits the sun in about 88 Earth days. It rotates on its axis (day) three times for every two orbits around the Sun (year). A Mercurian year lasts about one and a half Mercurian days. That's about 58.65 Earth days for the length of
a day on Mercury.
Remember though that this is called a "sidereal day". There's also another day
called the "solar day". This is based on the apparent journey of the Sun round
the sky. For Earth these two days are only slightly different, but for Mercury the
difference is huge. The solar day is about 176 Earth days on Mercury.
No, one day on Mercury is equal to about 59 Earth days. Mercury's slow rotation on its axis causes this long day length compared to Earth's 24-hour day.
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun in our Solar System. It rotates very slowly on its axis. The length of one day on Mercury is equal to 58 days, 15 hours and 30 minutes on Earth.
The length of a day on Mercury is about 59 Earth days, equivalent to approximately 1,408 hours. This is because Mercury has a slow rotation on its axis, taking a long time to complete one full day-night cycle.
The length of day on Mercury is 58.646 Earth days. That's the rotation time, which is the sidereal day, but there's also the solar day. The solar day on Mercury is 176 Earth days.
Earth and Mars. Earth's day is 24 hours, while Mars' day is 24 hours 37 minutes.
1 Mercury day = 58.6 Earth days
One year on Mercury is about 88 Earth days long, 3/4 of a Mercurian day.
No, one day on Mercury is equal to about 59 Earth days. Mercury's slow rotation on its axis causes this long day length compared to Earth's 24-hour day.
A day on Mercury is 58.646 Earth days long
One day on Mercury is equal to 1407.6 Earth hours.
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun in our Solar System. It rotates very slowly on its axis. The length of one day on Mercury is equal to 58 days, 15 hours and 30 minutes on Earth.
The length of a day on Mercury is about 59 Earth days, equivalent to approximately 1,408 hours. This is because Mercury has a slow rotation on its axis, taking a long time to complete one full day-night cycle.
The length of day on Mercury is 58.646 Earth days. That's the rotation time, which is the sidereal day, but there's also the solar day. The solar day on Mercury is 176 Earth days.
Earth and Mars. Earth's day is 24 hours, while Mars' day is 24 hours 37 minutes.
Mercury's period of rotation, or the time it takes to complete one full rotation on its axis, is 58.6 Earth days. Its period of revolution, or the time it takes to orbit the Sun, is about 88 Earth days. This means that one day on Mercury (rotation) is longer than one year on Mercury (revolution).
Mercury rotates once in about 58.6 Earth days. That's one definition of its day. However, Mercury's "solar day" lasts about 176 Earth days. That "day" is based on the position of the Sun in the sky. It depends on Mercury's orbital motion as well as its rotation on its axis.
The planet Mercury has a day that is almost the same length as its year. Mercury's rotation period is about 59 Earth days, which is very close to its orbital period around the Sun of about 88 Earth days. This means that one day on Mercury is almost as long as one year on Mercury.