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Simply by looking at the planet itself. If it's spinning, then it rotates.
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 7y agoWatching them with a telescope is enough in most cases. Surface features change their position over time, due to the planets' rotation. The Doppler effect can also be used to detect rotation.
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What planets does the sun rotate around?
The Sun does Not rotate around planets; Planets rotate around the Sun. Planets that include: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Also Dwarf Planet Pluto rotates around the Sun.
What planets go round the stars?
All 8 planets in our solar system rotate around a star, our sun. Virtually all planets rotate around a star.
What planet that does not rotate but has its own orbit?
All the planets rotate (have their own day)
Which planets in your solar system rotate on their axis?
All of them. A few satellites are tidally locked to their primary (luna for example), but all the planets rotate.
Does the earth rotate like the other planets?
Yes the Earth does rotate like the other planets (except for the distance of the rotation(assuming your talking about the rotation around the Sun); the wobble of the Earths axis compared to other planets; and the time it takes to rotate)
Which planets rotate on an axis?
All of the planets in the Universe rotate on an axis. They all do.
Do all planets except earth rotate?
All planets rotate. Even earth.
How do we know that planets rotate?
Simply by looking at the planet itself. If it's spinning, then it rotates.
Do all planets revolve and rotate?
Yes, all the planets in our solar system revolve and rotate.
Which planets rotate from east to west?
Venus and Uranus are the planets which rotate from East to West.
What planets don't rotate?
All of the planets in the solar system rotate, but two are very slow. They are Mercury and Venus.
Why do the inner planets rotate on their axis's slower compared to that of the outer planets?
Since the inner planets are composed mainly of rocks, they are heavier, and rotate slower.
Do the bigger planets rotate slower than smaller planets?
no
What planets does the sun rotate around?
The Sun does Not rotate around planets; Planets rotate around the Sun. Planets that include: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Also Dwarf Planet Pluto rotates around the Sun.
Does Saturn rotate on its axis?
Yes. All planets rotate about an axis.
What is the directions the planets rotate around the sun?
they rotate from west to east
What planets go round the stars?
All 8 planets in our solar system rotate around a star, our sun. Virtually all planets rotate around a star.
