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Which planet in our solar system takes longer to rotate once on its axis than it does to complete a full orbit of the Sun?
Answer
Venus
Venus rotates so slowly that its day (243 Earth days) is longer than its year (225 Earth days), a unique trait among the planets.
💡 Did you know?
A day on Venus is longer than its year—it takes 243 Earth days to rotate, but only 225 days to orbit the sun.
Other options people guess
- Mercury
- Uranus
- Mars
Topics
- space
- solar-system
- planets
- astronomy
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