what planet in the solar system takes 243 earthday to rotate once
2006-09-14 12:57:05 · 4 answers · asked by handofice24 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
It is Venus. Venus takes longer to rotate than it does to go around the sun. It is the slowest rotating planet.
Planet Rotation Period Revolution Period
Mercury 58.6 days 87.97 days
Venus 243 days 224.7 days <--
Earth 1.00 days 1.00 years
Mars 1.03 days 1.88 years
Jupiter 0.41 days 11.86 years
Saturn 0.45 days 29.46 years
Uranus 0.72 days 84.01 years
Neptune 0.67 days 164.79 years
Pluto* 6.39 days 248.59 years
*Oops! Guess we shouldn't include Pluto in this list any more!
2006-09-14 13:03:47 · answer #1 · answered by Puzzling 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's Venus. Mercury is 88 or so days I think.
The funny part is that I seem to remember that days on Venus and Mercury are longer than the years.
2006-09-14 13:02:11 · answer #2 · answered by dennismeng90 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. I think it may be Venus or Mercury. Look them up.
2006-09-14 12:58:32 · answer #3 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is Venus.
2006-09-15 07:37:24 · answer #4 · answered by ЯΞð 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋