The radius of the Martian orbit around the Sun is about $4$ times the radius of the orbit of Mercury. The Martian year is $687$ Earth days. What is the length of $1$ year on Mercury?

  • A
    $88$ earth days
  • B
    $225$ earth days
  • C
    $172$ earth days
  • D
    $124$ earth days

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