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Venus rotates so slowly that one Venus day lasts about 243 Earth days. Its orbit around the Sun takes about 225 Earth days, so its day is longer than its year.

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Venus spins backwards and extremely slowly on its axis, so one rotation (its day) takes longer than the time it needs to circle the Sun (its year).

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Aynı kart, başka bir dilde.

Venüs o kadar yavaş döner ki bir Venüs günü yaklaşık 243 Dünya günü sürer. Güneş çevresindeki yörüngesi yaklaşık 225 Dünya günü sürdüğü için günü yılından uzundur.
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Venüs ekseni etrafında ters yönde ve son derece yavaş döner; bu yüzden tek bir dönüşü (günü), Güneş'in çevresini dolaşmasından (yılından) daha uzun sürer.

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