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What moon is the only large moon in the solar system with a retrograde orbit?
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The only large moon in the solar system with a retrograde orbit is Triton, the largest moon of Neptune.
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What planets are retrograde?
All of the planets in our solar system orbit the sun in the same direction.
What moon revolves around its planet in a retrograde orbit?
Titan is not one of them, but there are several moons that revolve in retrograde orbits.The most well-known is probably Triton, the largest moon of Neptune.Triton is the only large moon in the solar system to have retrograde motion.
What are facts about Triton?
Triton is the largest moon of the planet Neptune.It was discovered by William Lassell on October 10, 1846.It is the only large moon in the Solar System with a retrograde orbit.It is the seventh largest moon in the Solar SystemIt is geologically active as it's surface is young and has relatively few impact craters.Its surface covered with cold liquid lava, ice and water.
Does Mercury have retrograde rotation?
Pluto, like most bodies in the solar system, has a prograde orbit (inclination: ~17° from the ecliptic).Its rotation is retrograde, though (inclined at ~120°).
A star and all the objects that orbit it are?
A solar system.
How does the orbit of Neptune's moon Triton by Charon that of other satellites?
It is the only large moon in the Solar System with a retrograde orbit, which is an orbit in the opposite direction to its planet's rotation.
Which planet rotate in retrograde motion?
Uranus and Venus are the two planets in our solar system that have a retrograde rotation. All of the planets orbit the Sun.
Which planet has a retrograde orbit?
None of the eight planets in the solar system has a retrograde orbit. However, two, Venus and Uranus, have retrograde rotation around their axes. As to whether any exoplanet has a retrograde orbit or not, that is unknown since there is little or no knowledge of their rotation.
What planets are retrograde?
All of the planets in our solar system orbit the sun in the same direction.
Triton one of Neptune's moons orbits Neptune in what direction?
The same as all the other major planets : counterclockwise as viewed from the "north" or "top" of the solar system. (This is of course an arbitrary but necessary distinction.)
What moon revolves around its planet in a retrograde orbit?
Titan is not one of them, but there are several moons that revolve in retrograde orbits.The most well-known is probably Triton, the largest moon of Neptune.Triton is the only large moon in the solar system to have retrograde motion.
Is Neptune retrograde?
No. All the planets in our solar system are prograde. At times it can appear retrograde when viewed from earth as an affect of our relative speed during certain times of our orbit.
What is the largest moon that Neptune has?
Triton is the largest moon of the planet Neptune discovered on October 10, 1846, by English astronomer William Lassell It is the only large moon in the solar system with a retrograde orbit, which is an orbit in the opposite direction to its planet's rotation. At 2,700 km in diameter, it is the seventh largest moon in the Solar System.Triton
Does the moon orbit the solar system?
no the moon does not orbit the solar system.
What are facts about Triton?
Triton is the largest moon of the planet Neptune.It was discovered by William Lassell on October 10, 1846.It is the only large moon in the Solar System with a retrograde orbit.It is the seventh largest moon in the Solar SystemIt is geologically active as it's surface is young and has relatively few impact craters.Its surface covered with cold liquid lava, ice and water.
What planet spins in the opposite direction of the other planets in a solar system it is called .?
This is called retrograde rotation. Within our solar system, the planets of Venus and Uranus have retrograde rotation.
What is a planet called when it spins in the opposite direction of the other planets in the solar system?
This is called retrograde rotation. Within our solar system, the planets of Venus and Uranus have retrograde rotation.
