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Jadel Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Mercury

Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, and it therefore has the shortest orbiting time ( just 88 Earth days to go around the sun)
What does "just 88 Earth..."mean?
  

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It means that Mercury's orbiting time is equal to 88 days here on Earth. "Just" is used to emphasize how short a time that is compared to the orbiting time for the Earth, which is 365 days. In other words, Mars completes its orbit around the sun about 4 times during the time it takes the Earth to orbit the sun.

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  • It means that Mercury's orbiting time is equal to 88 days here on Earth.
  • "Just" is used to emphasize how short a time that is compared to the orbiting time for the Earth, which is 365 days.
  • In other words, Mars completes its orbit around the sun about 4 times during the time it takes the Earth to orbit the sun.
  • 4 x 88 = 352 (almost 365)
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It means that Mercury's orbiting time is equal to 88 days here on Earth. "Just" is used to emphasize how short a time that is compared to the orbiting time for the Earth, which is 365 days. In other words, Mars completes its orbit around the sun about 4 times during the time it takes the Earth to orbit the sun.

4 x 88 = 352 (almost 365)
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Thank you very much, Englishmaven.
I really appreciate your help.
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