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Look at the image of the solar system.
The solar system shows the planets in their orbits around the Sun in this order: Mercury, Venus, Earth and its Moon, Mars, Asteroid belt, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
According to Kepler, which planet travels the fastest?
Earth
Jupiter
Mercury
Neptune
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Mercury.
Kepler’s laws (and orbital mechanics) say a planet closer to the Sun moves faster—Mercury, being the innermost planet, has the highest orbital speed (≈47 km/s).
Kepler’s laws (and orbital mechanics) say a planet closer to the Sun moves faster—Mercury, being the innermost planet, has the highest orbital speed (≈47 km/s).
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