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Longest Years In the Solar System

On Earth, a year is 365 days. That's how long it takes the Earth to travel around the sun. Because of Jupiter's distance from the sun, one year there is almost as long as 12 Earth years. Here are the planets with the longest years.

1. Neptune: 165 Earth years, 298 days

2. Uranus: 84 years, 4 days

3. Saturn: 29 years, 168 days

4. Jupiter: 11 years, 314 days

5. Mars: 1 year, 322 days

SOURCE: ENCYCLOP∆DIA BRITANNICA

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