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From East to West, it is the only planet in our solar system to do so.
All the others rotate West to East.
Comments: That's not quite true. Uranus is another one.
Here's a bit of pedantry: It depends how you define the North pole of a planet.
There are two ways to do that, unfortunately.
On one definition, Venus actually rotates from West to East. However, nearly everyone ignores that and says Venus rotates from East to West.
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Which planet in the solar system rotate in direction from east ot west?
Venus
Does mercury rotate east to west or west to east?
west to east
What planet does not rotate from west to east?
Venus is the only planet in the solar system that has a retrograde rotation.
And in what direction would the Sun rise on Venus?
The Earth rotates from west to east. Thus the sun rises in the east on Earth. However, Venus has a rotation direction opposite to that of the Earth. Which means, Venus rotates from east to west on Venus. As a result, the sun sets in the east on Venus.
Does mercury spin counter clockwise or clockwise?
Yes. All of the major planets except Venus rotate (spin) counterclockwise, west to east.
Which planets rotate from east to west?
Venus and Uranus are the planets which rotate from East to West.
What planet rotates east to west?
Uranus and Venus rotate east to west.
Which way do venus and Uranus rotate?
east to west (clockwise)
Which planet in the solar system rotate in direction from east ot west?
Venus
What planet rotates from west to east?
Venus & Uranus rotate in what is called retrograde motion. Retrograde motion is from east to west. All of the other planets including earth rotate from west to east.
What is the planet that rotates by retrograde motion?
Actually, 3 planets rotate in a retrograde motion, which, by the way, means that they rotate East to West, or in a counterclockwise motion. Most planets rotate in a clockwise direction, or West to East. The three planets that rotate in a retrograde motion are Venus, Uranus and Pluto.venus
Why does Venus rotate from east to west whereas other planets move from west to east?
A large asteroid collided a very long time ago, reversing its rotation on its axis.
Does Uranus or Venus rotate east to west?
Both Uranus and Venus spin from east to west. If you want to know more facts you could go to this site below http://www.universetoday.com/19279/10-interesting-facts-about-uranus/
Does mercury rotate east to west or west to east?
west to east
What planet does not rotate from west to east?
Venus is the only planet in the solar system that has a retrograde rotation.
Why does the Venus rotate from west to east?
The hypothesis that is most accepted now is that Venus was struck by a very large object that made it's rotation slow and in a retrograde fashion.
Why does the sunrise in the west and set in the east on Venus?
Because Venus spins west to east unlike Earth which spins east to west.
