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If viewed from "above", from where you could see the earth's north pole and from where you would always see each planet half illuminated by the sun, all of the planets in our solar system revolve counterclockwise (anticlockwise).
Lisa Schaefer
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∙ 13y agoIf you look at the Earth and its orbit from high above the North Pole of the planet Earth, then the Earth travels anticlockwise, or counterclockwise (Both words mean the same) in its orbit around the sun. Of course, if you look at it from the direction of the South Pole, it travels clockwise.
Note that the Earth also rotates anticlockwise, as seen from the North.
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Does the moon orbit the earth in a anticlockwise direction?
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A satellite in orbit around earth is always falling towards earth?
Yes. They accelerate (change the direction of their movement) towards Earth, and this may be labelled as "falling".Yes. They accelerate (change the direction of their movement) towards Earth, and this may be labelled as "falling".Yes. They accelerate (change the direction of their movement) towards Earth, and this may be labelled as "falling".Yes. They accelerate (change the direction of their movement) towards Earth, and this may be labelled as "falling".
Is the earth's orbit round the sun the same direction as the earth's spin?
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Which way do the plants in the solar system rotate around the sun?
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