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What planet rotates in a clockwise direction instead of the counter clockwise direction?
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A typhoon in the northern hemisphere rotates counter-clockwise, in contrast to a typhoon in the southern hemisphere which rotates the other way (i.e., clockwise) as explained by the Coriolis effect.BR
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It doesnt but the earth does.
What is the only planet that rotates different direction than the others?
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