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Venus rotates on its axis the opposite direction that it orbits, the opposite of most planets in the solar system. (Note that Uranus rotates on its side.)
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Which planet rotates the opposite of most planets?
Venus
What is unusual about Venus' rotation?
its rotation is opposite of all the other planets.
Which planet rotates backward from east to west?
Venus (and also Uranus) rotates in the opposite direction to most other planets.
What is one if the most densest planets?
The most densest planets are Earth and Mercury
How is the rotation of venus different from most other planets and moon?
Venus, unlike other heavenly bodies within our solar system, has a retrograde rotation. That is, it rotates in the opposite direction.
Opposite the effect of a telescoping ballscrew what is the most efficient way to convert mechanical linear movement into mechanical rotational movement?
By applying a couple away from the centre of the axis of of the body we can produce a torque which in turn produces the mechanical rotational movement.
Which planet rotates the opposite of most planets?
Venus
How the rotation of Venus different from that of most other planets and moons?
It's backwards. Venus rotates the opposite direction from most other moons and planets.
How is the rotation of venues different from that of most other planets and moons?
It's backwards. Venus rotates the opposite direction from most other moons and planets.
How does Venus rotate on its axis?
It has a retrograde spin, spinning in the opposite direction to most other planets.
What is unusual about Venus' rotation?
its rotation is opposite of all the other planets.
What planet rotates opposite direction from most planets and moons?
You probably mean Venus, but Uranus is the other one.
Which planet rotates backward from east to west?
Venus (and also Uranus) rotates in the opposite direction to most other planets.
What makes Uranus special or interesting compared to other planets?
Uranus' most unique characteristic is that it's "laying on its side." The angle between its orbital plane and its rotational axis is only 7.77°.
What fraction of the moons of the planets orbit in the same direction that their planets rotate?
Most moons orbit their planet the same way the planet rotates. One of Neptune's moons is very different. That moon goes in the opposite direction of Neptune's rotation.
How much time does each planet take for a single rotation?
This varies, depending mainly on collisions that have occured in the past. The rotation periods in days (time taken for the planet to rotate once on its axis relative to background stars) for each of the planets is as follows; Mercury = 58.646 Venus = -243.019 (spins in opposite direction) Earth = 0.997 Mars = 1.026 Jupiter = 0.410 Saturn = 0.426 Uranus = -0.718 (spins in opposite direction) Neptune = 0.671 This is different to an `apparent day` as an `apparent day` factors in the movement of the planet around the sun during its rotation. negative results for Venus and Uranus show that these planets spin in the opposite direction to most other planets (retrograde).
Far above the earth's north pole the orbital motion of the planets is?
It is anticlockwise (or counterclockwise), moving in the direction opposite to the hands of an ordinary clock. Most planets and moons (earth and its moon included) rotate in this direction as well.
