GK
SOLAR SYSTEM
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Question
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Mercury orbits closer to the sun
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Mercurys orbit is more circular than Jupiter
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Mercury rotates at a slower speed than Jupiter
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Mercury has a more elliptical orbit than Jupiter
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Detailed explanation-1: -The closer a planet is to the Sun, the faster it travels. Since Mercury is the fastest planet and has the shortest distance to travel around the Sun, it has the shortest year of all the planets in our solar system – 88 days.
Detailed explanation-2: -A thin but strong wind from the Sun blasts particles off of Mercury’s hard surface, creating a thin atmosphere around the planet. The particles rapidly escape into space, even as the never-ending solar wind blasts more material from the surface. Mercury speeds around the Sun faster than any other planet.
Detailed explanation-3: -Planets that orbit closer to the Sun than Earth have shorter years than Earth. Planets that orbit farther from the Sun than Earth have longer years than Earth.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Motion of Mercury Of the planets in our solar system, Mercury orbits closest to the Sun and is thus most affected by the distortion of spacetime produced by the Sun’s mass.