How long is the solar system's longest day? Venus has the answer
The Hindu
The study found that a single Venusian rotation takes 243.0226 Earth days
Data obtained by bouncing radio waves off Venus — treating it, as one scientist said, like a giant disco ball — is providing new insight into Earth's closest planetary neighbour, including a precise calculation of the duration of a Venusian day. also measured the tilt of the Venusian axis and size of the planet's core, allowing for a deeper understanding of an enigmatic world sometimes called Earth's 'evil twin.' It was already known that Venus has the longest day — the time the planet takes for a single rotation on its axis — of any planet in our solar system, though there were discrepancies among previous estimates.More Related News

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