Describe the link between the distance from the Sun and speed of the planet.
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There is no connection between a planet's distance from the Sun and its rate of rotation (spin on its own axis or Planetary Rotation Period). While it is true that, generally speaking, the gas giants have higher rotation rates than the earth like planets closer to the Sun, any correlation is only coincidental. Mars, for example, is further from the Sun than Earth but has a slightly slower rate of rotation - its planetary rotation period is 1.03 Earth days. Pluto. the furthest planet from the Sun, has a planetary rotation period of 6.39 Earth days. You can see in the plot below that there is no correlation between the planetary rotation period and the distance from the Sun
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There is, however, a relationship between a planet's distance from the Sun and its period of revolution. ... The further away from the Sun it is, the slower the planet's orbital speed and the longer its path. Both of those factors result in taking longer to make one complete orbit and a planet having a longer year.
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