Which Planet Has A Year That Is Only 88 Earth-Days Long?

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Which Planet Has A Year That Is Only 88 Earth-Days Long?

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Answer 1

The answer to that question would be Mercury!

Why Is A Year On Mercury So Short?
Well, Mercury orbits the sun faster than any other planet.

A year is defined as the time it takes for a planet to complete its orbit, so an Earth year is different to a Mercurian year (year on Mercury).

Being closer to the sun than Earth, (and therefore having a much smaller orbit), means that Mercury doesn't take as long to travel around the sun as we do.

This means that its year is a lot shorter than ours.

Answer 2

Mercury has days that are 58.7 Earth-days long, and a whole year on Mercury is only 88 days on Earth. This is all to do with how fast the planet orbits the sun.

More Facts About Mercury

Mercury is the smallest planet in the Solar System.
It's 57.9 million kilometers away from the sun, but that's closer than any other planet.
Mercury is one of two planets that do not have any moons of their own.
Mercury has perhaps after Venus the highest surface temperature.
Mercury is believed to have got its name from the fact that it travels very quickly across the sky.
"Mercury" is the Roman name for the Greek God Hermes; A God of Commerce, thievery and travel.

Answer 3

That would be Mercury.