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  • Planetary Day Lengths: A Solar System Comparison
    Here's a table of the approximate lengths of a day on each planet in our solar system:

    | Planet | Length of Day (hours) |

    |---------------|------------------------|

    | Mercury | 1,407.5 |

    | Venus | 2,802 |

    | Earth | 24 |

    | Mars | 24.6 |

    | Jupiter | 9.93 |

    | Saturn | 10.7 |

    | Uranus | 17.2 |

    | Neptune | 16.1 |

    Important Notes:

    * "Day" is tricky: "Day" can refer to two things:

    * Rotation period: The time it takes a planet to spin once on its axis (like Earth's 24 hours).

    * Solar day: The time it takes for the Sun to appear in the same position in the sky.

    * The table lists the rotation periods. The solar day can vary, especially for planets with tilted axes like Mars.

    * Venus is an outlier: It rotates incredibly slowly and in the opposite direction of most planets!

    Let me know if you'd like more detail on any specific planet's rotation or solar day.

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