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How does retrograde rotation compared with the rotation of Earth?
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∙ 6y ago
It means that the rotation is in the opposite direction.
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Is Earth a retrograde or prograde rotation?
prograde rotation
Exhibits reverse rotation compared to other planets?
Venus and Uranus both have retrograde rotation.
What is difference between prograde rotation and retrograde rotation?
Prograde rotation turns counter clockwise while retrograde rotation turns clockwise. ( As viewed from above the Earth's North Pole.)
Will retrograde rotation of a meteor impact earth?
Not really; meteors are so insignificant, compared to the mass of the Earth, that it makes precisely zero difference whether the meteor strikes the Earth going with or going against the Earth's rotation. Even a dinosaur killer that would devastate the biosphere isn't going to affect the Earth's rotation.
What is it when a planet rotates the opposite way earth does?
That is called retrograde rotation.
Which inner planets have retrograde rotation?
Out of the four, only Venus. Mercury's rotation is very slow though, compared with its orbital period of the sun.
Which inner planet has a retrograde rotation?
Venus is the only inner planet that has retrograde rotation; Uranus and Pluto are the only outer planets that have retrograde rotation.
An inner planet that has retrograde rotation?
Venus. It spins the other way compared to the other inner planets.
Does Mercury have retrograde rotation?
Pluto, like most bodies in the solar system, has a prograde orbit (inclination: ~17° from the ecliptic).Its rotation is retrograde, though (inclined at ~120°).
The planet with the largest rotation?
The planet with the largest (or longest) rotation period is Venus, at 243 Earth days (retrograde, meaning clockwise, instead of counterclockwise like the Earth).
What planet rotates retrograde?
Venus and Uranus have retrograde rotation.
Which planets have retrograde?
If you mean "retrograde rotation", they are Venus and Uranus.
