UNIVERSE
SOLAR STRUCTURE
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Question
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Which is the fastest orbiting planet in our solar system?
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Venus
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Mercury
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Earth
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Jupiter
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Mercury is the fastest planet in our solar system – traveling through space at nearly 29 miles (47 kilometers) per second.
Detailed explanation-2: -The closer a planet is to the Sun, the faster the planet orbits. Mercury is the fastest planet, moving at 47.87 km/s while Neptune orbits at 5.43 km/s.
Detailed explanation-3: -It rotates on its axis very slowly compared to its orbital period. One rotation takes 175.97 Earth days according to, while one orbital period only takes 88 Earth days. The planet’s equatorial rotational speed is 10.892 km/h. In sidereal days Mercury rotates every 58.647 days.
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