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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is a planet’s period of rotation?

OpenStudy (amistre64):

the time it takes to spin on its axis of course ...

OpenStudy (amistre64):

rotation is spin, revolution is orbit ....

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

It's what is called a day.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The period of rotation of a Solar System object is the length of time it takes that object to spin once around on its axis. For example the Earth takes 24 hours to spin once around its axis. Its period of rotation is 24 hours or a day.

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