Which of the following planets take longer to rotate than Earth?

Saturn

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Jupiter

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Mercury

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Mars

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Solution

The correct option is C Mercury
Rotation times of given planets are as follows
Mercury- 58 days 15 hours and 30 minutes
Mars - 25 hours approximately
Jupiter - 10 hours approximately
Saturn - 11 hours approximately
hence both mercury and mars take longer than earth to rotate.
the most appropriate answer would be option C mercury as it takes longer time as compared to mars and also to the earth.

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