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Retrograde motion.
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Which planet rotates counterclockwise?
Both Venus and Uranus have a retrograde axial spin, they rotate clockwise when viewed from above their north pole. All of the other planets rotate anticlockwise (counter clockwise).
All the planets in your solar system rotate counterclockwise except for which planet?
Every planet except Venus and Uranus in our solar system rotates counterclockwise as viewed from above the North Pole of the planet. Venus has a slow clockwise rotation and Uranus rotates on its side.
Does neptune spin clockwise or counter clockwise?
Every planet in our solar system rotates counterclockwise except Venus and Uranus.
What a planet rotates on?
It rotates on its axis.
What is counterclockwise spin of a planet or moon called?
It is called retrograde rotation.
Why does Mars revolve in a counterclockwise motion why?
All the planets rotate anticlockwise or counterclockwise, Venus rotates clockwise in "retrograde" rotation.i have read several reasons why,one was an ancient collision,or that it was a rouge planet that entered our solar system.
In which direction does a hurricane spiral rotate in the northen hemisphere clockwise or counterclockwise?
a hurricane rotates counterclockwise
What is it when a planet rotates the opposite way earth does?
That is called retrograde rotation.
Which direction does mars revolve?
Mars, like all of the planets except Venus, rotates in counterclockwise motion. The planet has a rotational speed of 868.22 km/h at the equator.
Does the moon rotate clockwise or counterclockwise?
The moon rotates counterclockwise just like Earth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What is a large body of gases or rock and metal that rotates and orbits around a star?
That is called a planet.That is called a planet.That is called a planet.That is called a planet.
A spinning planet rotates in what direction?
Most of the planets in our solar system spin anticlockwise (counterclockwise) when viewed from above the north pole, but Uranus and Venus are exceptions - they spin clockwise on their axis.
