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Planet Study Guide Planet Rotation Revolution Moons Facts: Mercury

This document provides information about the eight planets in our solar system including their rotation times, revolution periods, number of moons, and some key facts. It lists that Mercury rotates every 58.6 days and revolves around the sun every 88 days with no moons. Venus rotates every 243 days and revolves every 225 days with no moons. Earth rotates every 23 hours and 56 minutes, revolves every 365 days with 1 moon.

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Planet Study Guide Planet Rotation Revolution Moons Facts: Mercury

This document provides information about the eight planets in our solar system including their rotation times, revolution periods, number of moons, and some key facts. It lists that Mercury rotates every 58.6 days and revolves around the sun every 88 days with no moons. Venus rotates every 243 days and revolves every 225 days with no moons. Earth rotates every 23 hours and 56 minutes, revolves every 365 days with 1 moon.

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Planet

Rotation

Planet Study Guide


Revolution Moons Facts

Mercury

58.6 days

88 days

0 moons

Venus

243 days

225 days

0 moons

Earth

23 hours 56 minutes

365 days

1 moon

Mars

24 hours 37 minutes

687 days

2 moons

Jupiter

9 hours and 55
minutes
10 hours and 40
minutes
17 hours 24 minutes

12 years

63 moons

No atmosphere which
means the
temperatures changes
are extremely drastic
between day and
night
Hottest planet
The rotation is longer
than the revolution.
Only planet with
water in the form of a
solid, liquid, and gas.
Reddish planet with
ice caps at the poles.
Largest Planet
Great Red Spot

29.5 years

52+ moons

Most complex rings


Low Density Planet

84 years

27 moons

Tilted Sideways
Rings orbit from Pole
to Pole
Methane makes it
blue
Dark colored storms
Methane makes it
blue

Saturn
Uranus

Neptune

17 hours 24 minutes

165 years

13 moons

Planet Study Guide

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