• Question: How often do the planets spin for?

    Asked by anon-246137 to Sam, Samantha, Nicol, Lori-Ann, Liam, David on 10 Mar 2020.
    • Photo: Lori-Ann Foley

      Lori-Ann Foley answered on 10 Mar 2020:

      All of the planets spin at a different rate. So they all have days that are different lengths. So the Earth’s day is 24 hours long, while Mars, which I study, has a day that is 24 hours and 37 minutes long. Meanwhile Jupiter’s day lasts just under 10 hours!

    • Photo: David Sobral

      David Sobral answered on 10 Mar 2020:

      Venus is quite a slow spinner: it takes 243 days to do it. It makes a “Day” in Venus longer than a “year” on it which is crazy!

    • Photo: Samantha Faircloth

      Samantha Faircloth answered on 11 Mar 2020:

      Hello grew396, that’s a good science question. The Earth spins every 24 hours, so that the Sun rises and sets again in 24 hours. Other planets spin more quickly, like Jupiter and others spin more slowly like Venus. All of the planets are different due to their space history such as if they were hit by a large passing asteroid! : -)

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