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The closer a planet is to the sun, the faster it orbits. This is because the force of gravity is more intense (gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the two objects in question) and so, in order to avoid falling into the sun, greater centrifugal force is needed. Or, the stronger gravity is whipping the closer planet around the sun faster. You can look at it either way.

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