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Venus and Uranus rotate "clockwise" as seen from above the ecliptic plane. However, Venus's rotation was actually stopped and reversed, probably by an impact, while Uranus was merely knocked over onto its side, and it continues to spin in the same direction it did when it was formed.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 10y agoVenus and Uranus.
If viewed from above the Sun's north pole, all of the planets are orbiting in a counter-clockwise direction; but while most planets also rotate counter-clockwise, Venus and Uranus rotate clockwise in "retrograde" rotation.
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Pluto (Dwarf Planet) also rotates in a retrograde (clockwise) direction.
Only Venus and Uranus rotate clockwise.
All the others rotate counterclockwise.
Remember that the definition of "clockwise" here means "as seen from high above the Earth's North pole".
(The Earth rotates clockwise when viewed from above its South pole!
Check it out it with a globe or a ball or something.)
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∙ 13y agoAll the planets orbit the Sun in the same direction and if you go to a point above the Sun (where above means the side to which the Earth's North Pole points) and look down on the solar system all the planets orbit counter clockwise.
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What planet rotates 1.5 times as it orbits the sun?
what planet raotates 1.5 times as it orbits the sun
How do you know that the earth revolves around the sun clockwise?
It doesn't - it orbits counter clockwise.
Do the planets closest to the sun travel slowest in their orbits?
No, the closer a planet is to the sun, the faster it orbits.
What planet is large body and orbits the sun?
The largest planet orbiting the sun is Jupiter.
Which planet orbits the sun in the fewest number of days?
mercury is the planet because it is the closest to the sun
A small planet that orbits the sun?
Mercury, is the smallest planet that orbits the sun.
What is the biggest planet that orbits your sun?
Jupiter is the largest known planet which orbits the Sun.
Why is a moon not a planet?
A planet orbits a star such as the sun. A moon orbits a planet.
Does the earth orbit the planet?
No. Earth is a planet. It orbits the sun, which is a star.
What planet that orbits the sun and is the second biggest?
The planet that orbits the sun and is the second biggest is Saturn.
How is a moon different from a dwarf planet?
Generally, a dwarf planet orbits only the sun, whereas a moon orbits a planet, which in turn orbits a sun.
Is a planet a moon?
No. A moon orbits around a planet. A planet orbits around the sun.
What planet orbits around the sun and crosses another planet orbits?
Saturn
What moves in a circle around a planet or star?
A planet orbits a sun, a moon orbits a planet
What planet rotates 1.5 times as it orbits the sun?
what planet raotates 1.5 times as it orbits the sun
Which planet has a moon that orbits backwards?
Neptune. It's largest moon Triton orbits Neptune a direction opposite to the direction Neptune orbits the Sun. So either Triton orbits Neptune in a clockwise direction whilst Neptune orbits the Sun in a counterclockwise direction.. or vice versa. Hope this is what you meant! :D ~Riley
How do you know that the earth revolves around the sun clockwise?
It doesn't - it orbits counter clockwise.
