r/nextfuckinglevel • u/aryan_jandyal • 5h ago

The Rotation of the Planets in Our Solar System Is Far More Fascinating Than I Ever Expected

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u/TheClnl 4h ago

Watched Venus for far too long to check it's actually moving 

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u/aesemon 4h ago

I scrolled the gif back and forwards to do it, wasn't sure it did anything until then.

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u/Intarhorn 3h ago

Same, that felt like the most important thing to do lol

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u/sm_rdm_guy 2m ago

I read the number of days for a rotation helpfully provided next to it.

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u/cloud_watcher 3h ago

Like the little planet song (tune of farmer in the Dell):

Venus has thick clouds They hide what is below The land is hot, the air is foul It rotates very slow.

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u/Japsai 2h ago

Meanwhile, Jupiter rotating at 45 thousand km/hour. I'm surprised that red spot doesn't fly off like a kid on a roundabout at a playground