Mercury takes 88 Earth days to go around the Sun, so its year is 88 Earth days. It spins slowly, taking 58.6 Earth days. A solar day on Mercury takes 176 Earth days because of this slow spin relative to the time taken to orbit. So Venus has a sidereal day longer than its year and Mercury has a solar day longer than its year.
Wrap each potato in its own sheet of aluminum foil. Sweet potatoes can leak some of their sugar during baking despite being foil-wrapped, so transfer the wrapped potatoes to a baking sheet before they go into the oven. Baking. The time it takes to bake a sweet potato depends on the size and shape of the potatoes. Small ones should be done in about 45 minutes while medium ones take at least an hour and large ones as much as an hour and a half.
A great way to cook them is to bake them. Bake sweet potatoes in their jackets. Wash, cut off the ends and bake in a preheated 400 degree F oven for 40 to 60 minutes (dependi â¦ ng on the size of the potatoes and how firm you want them to be).ur sweet potato cooks give some advice: 1  I usually bake a small-to medium-sized sweet potato for 40 minutes in a 350-degree oven. 2  Choose sweet potatoes about 8 oz each. 3  You could also throw it in the microwave till nearly done and finish off in the oven brushed with olive oil to crisp the skin.