alleryStart learning →Mercury takes how long to travel once around the Sun?
A59 of our days
B176 of our days
C243 of our days
D88 of our days
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. 88 of our days
1. Mercury is the planet nearest the Sun, so it has the shortest orbit.
2. One trip around the Sun takes 88 of our days.
3. Its 59-day spin and its 176-day solar day are different quantities altogether.
_Source: OpenStax Astronomy (CC BY 4.0), section 9.5 Mercury_
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