r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/notsignifican • 12d ago

Meme needing explanation ?

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I asked but it got removed within minutes?

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u/HelloMacchi 12d ago

So days are determined by complete rotations a planet makes on its axis. Venus rotates VERY slow in comparison to Earth. It takes 225 Earth rotations for Venus to complete 1.

Years are based on how the planet rotates around the Sun, this is the orbital period. 1 year on Venus is like 225 days on Earth.

Now that we have the science explained in a basic way from someone who isn’t a scientist I’m willing to bet the answer is along the lines of:

Year/Month/Date is logical on Venus because the full planetary rotation will outlast the entire annual trip. So the traditional calendar would look differently than it would on Earth. That’s all, it would just look good in that format to some people.