- According to Kepler's laws of planetary motion, the time taken for a planet to complete one orbit around the Sun (its orbital period) increases with its average distance from the Sun. - The order of the planets from the Sun is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. - The orbital periods of the planets listed in the options are approximately: - Venus: ~225 Earth days - Earth: ~365 days (1 year) - Mars: ~687 Earth days - Jupiter: ~11.86 Earth years - Comparing the orbital periods, Jupiter, being the farthest among the given options, has the longest revolution time.
Among the following which planet takes maximum time for one revolution around the Sun?
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2003 · Topic: The Solar System (Planets: Classification (Terrestrial and Jovian), Orbital Characteristics)
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