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Do all planets rotate in a counterclockwise direction as seen from far above the Earth's north pole?
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∙ 15y ago
This is known as prograde rotation, all of the planets spin in this direction apart from Venus and Uranus.
Venus and Uranus spin clockwise when viewed from above the north pole, this is known as a retrograde spin.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 7y agoThis is known as prograde rotation, all of the planets spin in this direction apart from Venus and Uranus. Venus and Uranus spin clockwise when viewed from above the north pole, this is known as a retrograde spin.
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∙ 15y agoMost do, but two do not; Venus and Uranus. Venus barely rotates at all, taking 243 days to spin. And Uranus rotates on its side, with its axis nearly parallel to the plane of the ecliptic.
So you have to ask yourself this question; Is Uranus tipped about 85 degrees to the ecliptic with retrograde rotation, or does it have normal rotation but tipped 95 degrees? Could be either way!
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∙ 12y agoRetrograde rotation.
The two planets are: Venus and Uranus.
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∙ 11y agoit has a retrograde rotation.
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