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 threadUrsidinoj/The Bjornsdottirs
@futurebird there are 8 (9 if you count pluto) planets in this illustration, not 7
Aug 5, 2023 at 7:41pmWeb
Show threadSean BlakeyAug 6, 2023

@ellenor2000 @futurebird If you count Pluto, you should count Ceres, too. And Eris, and a whole bunch of the other dwarf planets.

But that gets to a crowded illustration, and Pluto and Ceres are the ones with the best- imaged surfaces.