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  • Planetary Orbits: How Long Does It Take Each Planet to Orbit the Sun?
    No, it does not take 1 year for all planets to go around the sun.

    Earth takes 1 year to orbit the sun.

    Each planet takes a different amount of time to complete one orbit around the sun. This is because:

    * Distance from the sun: The farther a planet is from the sun, the longer its orbital path and the longer it takes to complete one orbit.

    * Orbital speed: Planets closer to the sun move faster in their orbits.

    Here are some examples of orbital periods for other planets:

    * Mercury: 88 days

    * Venus: 225 days

    * Mars: 687 days

    * Jupiter: 12 Earth years

    * Saturn: 29 Earth years

    * Uranus: 84 Earth years

    * Neptune: 165 Earth years

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