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If you were hanging up in space, far over the Earth's north pole and looking down

at the whole system, you would report that the Earth is revolving around the sun

counterclockwise.

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If you were hanging up in space, far over the Earth's south pole and looking down

at the whole system, you would report that the Earth is revolving around the sun

clockwise.

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