Weird Fact

A Day on Venus Is Longer Than Its Year

Venus rotates so slowly on its axis that one Venus day (243 Earth days) is actually longer than one Venus year (225 Earth days). Venus also rotates in the opposite direction to most planets — the Sun rises in the west and sets in the east.

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