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Venus: A Day Longer Than a Year
Why a day on Venus can outlast its year, and why sunrise there takes so long. DashShorts makes this astronomy short for a faceless YouTube side hustle.
Transcript
How can one Venus day outlast its year? Venus spins once in about 243 Earth days. Its orbit takes only 225 days. This is a sidereal day, measured against distant stars. Venus also spins backward, so sunrise to sunrise takes about 117 Earth days. Imagine waiting months for the Sun to rise again.