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  • Planetary Years vs. Days: Understanding Orbital & Rotational Periods
    All planets in our solar system have years longer than their days.

    Here's why:

    * A day is the time it takes a planet to rotate once on its axis.

    * A year is the time it takes a planet to orbit the sun once.

    Since planets take longer to orbit the sun than they do to rotate, their years are always longer than their days.

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