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A day on Venus lasts longer than its year

Original: A day on Venus is longer than its year. ☀️ Venus spins so slowly that one rotation takes about 243 Earth days — but it o

Astronomy enthusiasts are sharing a striking fact about Venus: the planet takes about 243 Earth days to complete one rotation, while it orbits the Sun in just 225 days, making its day longer than its year. Venus also rotates in the opposite direction to most planets, so its Sun rises in the west and sets in the east. Posts highlight it as a favorite piece of space trivia.

Why now: Venus's counterintuitive day-night and orbital relationship makes it enduringly popular shareable science trivia

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• A day on Venus is longer than its year. ☀️ Venus spins so slowly that one rotation takes about 243 Earth days — but it orbits the Sun in just 225. And it spins backwards, so on Venus the Sun rises in the west and sets in the east. # science # space # astronomy # didyouknow · eatrics · 3

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