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2006-07-14 21:15:11 · 9 answers · asked by sunil 1 in Science & Mathematics Astronomy & Space

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There was a time when it was thought that Mercury rotated on its axis at the same rate as it's orbit around the sun, or once every 88 days approximately.
If this were the case, then the same face would be toward the sun (and the other side away from the sun) all the time, so any particular place would not have night and day. Even if that were the case, however, there would still be the sun side (day), the far side (night) and the terminators (dawn/dusk).

Jupiter has a really speedy rotation, so the day night cycle is a little less than 10 hours.

2006-07-14 21:39:16 · answer #1 · answered by Bink 2 · 0 0

Yes because it rotates on its axis, so therefore has different parts of its globe facing the Sun or away from the Sun. Which is what causes day and night.

In reality the light levels would be pretty low because of the distance from the Sun, even in the Jovian daytime.

Jules, Australia.

2006-07-14 21:21:32 · answer #2 · answered by Jules G 6 · 0 0

Jupiter indeed has a day and a night.

2006-07-14 21:18:48 · answer #3 · answered by User 3 · 0 0

Jupiter has a rotation and revolution so it has day and night

2006-07-14 21:28:57 · answer #4 · answered by jenni.2606 2 · 0 0

Sort of. It rotates in about ten hours, so nominally has a five hour day followed by a five hour night. But the clouds covering the planet are so thick that sunlight cannot reach the surface, if it even has one. (We aren't sure that it does.)

2006-07-14 21:18:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

All planets spin, and thus they all have day and night based on the rotation of the planet

2006-07-14 21:18:23 · answer #6 · answered by net_at_nite 4 · 0 0

Every planet in the universe has day and night.

2006-07-14 21:17:05 · answer #7 · answered by ♥ Chelsea Blue ♥ 4 · 0 0

Why yes!! Of course!!

2006-07-14 21:23:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I do agree with "YOYO" .

2006-07-14 21:27:13 · answer #9 · answered by mustafa63gar 2 · 0 0

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