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Explain why Mercury has a shorter year then earth HURRY IM IN CLASS!!!!!!!!!!

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because it’s closer to the sun
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Step-by-step explanation:

This small planet spins around slowly compared to Earth, so one day lasts a long time. Mercury takes 59 Earth days to make one full rotation. A year on Mercury goes by fast. Because it's the closest planet to the sun, it doesn't take very long to go all the way around.

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