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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@futurebird
1) Venus doesn't spin at all?!?

2) who let in Ceres? 😆

Aug 5, 2023 at 6:26pmWeb
Show threadStéphane BortzmeyerAug 6, 2023
@acm_redfox @futurebird Venus spins but so slowly (see the figures) you don't notice immediately.