myrmepropagandistAug 5, 2023

Here is a fun animation that will help you to understand the relative rpms of the planets.

(via. https://www.tumblr.com/bandit-jay/698182172743434240/comparing-the-rotations-of-objects-in-the-solar?source=share)

Comparing the rotations of objects in the Solar System. Just look at them lol.✨🪐

To everyone that's confused, the planet Venus rotates very very slowly, with a single revolution taking about 243 Earth days, and Mercury rotates slowly, but not as slow as Venus.

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Show threadTopWKone
@futurebird am I seeing this correct? Venus is moving backwards?
Aug 5, 2023 at 5:53pmWeb
Show threadXaiaX ̆̈‏Aug 5, 2023

@TopWKone @futurebird depends on how you determine the direction of rotation. It could be “backwards” but the convention is that rotation is always counterclockwise when seen from “above” (right hand rule) and so Venus is “upside down”. (Hence the upside down smiley face)

It’s also got a day that’s 117 earth days long, so a Venusian year is just under 2 “days” long.