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Jupiter has a longer year than Mercury because it takes longer for it to revolve around the sun.

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Which planet has a longer year - Mercury Earth Mars Jupiter?

Out of Mercury, Earth, Mars, and Jupiter, Jupiter has the longest year.


Eath has a longer year than mercury or Jupiter?

No, Earth actually has a shorter year than Jupiter. Earth takes about 365.25 days to complete one orbit around the sun, while Jupiter takes approximately 11.9 Earth years for a single orbit. Mercury has the shortest year of all the planets in our solar system, completing an orbit around the sun in about 88 Earth days.


What is the order of the planets of longest year?

The order of the planets by longest year is the normal order (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune). The farther away a planet's orbit is from the Sun, the longer the year.


Does Jupiter have a shorter or longer year than earth?

Jupiter has a longer year than Earth. It takes about 12 Earth years for Jupiter to complete one orbit around the sun.


Why does mercury have a shorter year than earth?

Mercury is closer to the Sun than Jupiter, therefore it takes less longer for Mercury to go around the Sun. Likewise Jupiter's year is shorter than Uranus, because Jupiter is closer to the Sun than Uranus.


Why is Jupiter's year so much longer than earths year?

Jupiter's year is longer than Earth's year because it is further away from the sun and takes more time to complete one orbit. Jupiter's distance from the sun means it has a larger orbit to travel around, which results in a longer year.


What is the order of the Planets from shortest year to longest year?

mercury,venus,earth,mars,jupiter,saturn,uranus,neptune,pluto


Does Jupiter have a longer year then Uranus?

No. Uranus is farther from the sun. The farther from the sun a planet is, the longer it's "year".


Which is longer on Mercury a day or a year?

day


Which planets have longer and shorter years than earth?

Planets closer to the sun than Earth orbit the sun in less than one year (Mercury and Venus), while planets further out from the sun than Earth take longer than a year (Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune). The further out you go, the longer it takes to orbit the sun.


What planet will take longer to circle the sun mercury Jupiter Uranus or Saturn?

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How many times larger than mercury is Jupiter?

Jupiter is about 28.4 times larger than Mercury. You could fit about 23,000 Mercury's inside Jupiter.