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Venus's Odd Spin

One day on Venus lasts longer than an entire year.

This planet takes about 243 Earth days to complete one rotation on its axis, but only 225 days to orbit the Sun.

Because it spins so slowly, the time from one sunrise to the next stretches to about 117 Earth days.

Its thick clouds of carbon dioxide trap heat so well that the surface reaches about 465°C — the hottest of any planet.

In the cosmos, time can be as confusing as it is fascinating.

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