Science: On Venus, one day (243 Earth days) lasts longer than on…

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Did you know? On Venus, one day (243 Earth days) lasts longer than one year (224 Earth days). The planet rotates extremely slowly on its axis — and the opposite way from most other planets. A sunrise happens once every 117 Earth days, and in the west.

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On Venus, one day (243 Earth days) lasts longer than one year (224 Earth days). The planet rotates extremely slowly on its axis — and the opposite way from most other planets. A sunrise happens once every 117 Earth days, and in the west.

Op Venus duurt één dag (243 aardse dagen) langer dan één jaar (224 aardse dagen). De planeet draait extreem traag rond zijn as — én tegen de richting in van de meeste andere planeten. Een zonsopgang gebeurt er dus eens in de 117 aardse dagen, en in het westen.

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