2006-10-15 14:27:27 · 3 answers · asked by princezz 1 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
A day is a rotation of the actual planet. Turning exposes you to day as you face the sun and night as you face away from the sun - about half the turn each.
Mercury takes 58.65 earth days to rotate.
Yes, the Mercury year is 88 days - the time it orbits once around the sun.
2006-10-15 14:46:15 · answer #1 · answered by JuanB 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'one day' is defined as either 24 hours or one complete rotation of the a moon around a planet.
"About one-third the size of Earth, Mercury orbits the sun once every 88 days, but it spins so slowly that a day on Mercury lasts nearly six months on Earth."
2006-10-15 21:36:01 · answer #2 · answered by ClevelandSportsFan 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
from sunrise to sundown on Mercury is 176 days.
Mercury travels around the sun every 88 earth days but rotates every 59 days on its axis.
Mercury rotates really slow on its axis. but this is not the slowest planet. Venus is
if you have more Mercury questions go to Nasa.gov/worldbook/mercury
2006-10-16 02:16:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋