A day on Venus lasts longer than a year on Venus

A planet spins once for a day and circles the Sun once for a year. Could a single spin really take longer than the whole orbit?

Myth or fact? Reveal

Fact. Venus takes 243 Earth days to turn once on its axis but only 225 to go round the Sun. It also spins backwards compared with most planets.

— NASA Science, Venus: Facts

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