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 threadmikeAug 5, 2023
@futurebird TIL that Mercury ISN’T tidally locked — but Venus is!! But if it’s rotating the “wrong way”, then how can it be tidally locked?!
Show threadAndrew
@mike @futurebird Venus isnt tidally locked, it just has a very long day. Mercury used to be believed to be tidally locked, but it's actually in resonance. one solar day lasts 2 years. It just happened both of the first observations of its surface happened in the same part of the resonance.
Aug 6, 2023 at 1:38amWeb