GK
THE UNIVERSE
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Question
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Which planet has the shortest orbit around the sun?
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Jupiter
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Neptune
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Earth
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Mercury
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Mercury is the planet that orbits the closest to the Sun.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mercury is the closest planet to the sun and also the smallest planet in the solar system. The small and cratered planet does not have any moons and zips around the sun faster than any other planet in the solar system, hence why the Romans named it after their swift-footed messenger god.
Detailed explanation-3: -At an average distance of 36 million miles, Mercury is the closest planet to our Sun. It revolves around the Sun every 88 days, but its rotation takes nearly 59 days. Therefore Mercury completes three rotations for every two orbits around the Sun.
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