Which planet in the solar system has the shortest period of rotation?
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Jupiter spins at 8 miles per second at it's ecuator, that makes it's day at 9 hours, 55 minutes 30 seconds.
Uranus with 17.9 Earth hours. Not that it matters as far as day and night goes because the axis of rotation is practically pointing a the sun. The Day lasts about 42 years.
The third shortest period is Neptunes with 19.1 hours.
Jupiter, which makes a full rotation in under 10 hours.
Jupiter.
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