Space & the Universe
How many Earth days pass on Mercury from one sunrise to the next?
Answer
176 days
Thanks to Mercury's slow spin combined with its fast orbit, a single sunrise-to-sunrise day there lasts two full Mercury years. In some spots you could watch the Sun rise, stop, reverse, and rise again.
Source: NASA Science (Mercury facts)
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