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Which planet rotates in the opposite direction from most other planets and moons?
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∙ 9y ago
Venus has a very slow clockwise spin as seen from above the plane of the solar system. Six of the other major planets (including Earth) spin counter-clockwise.
Uranus apparently had a similar counter-clockwise spin but now appears to rotate clockwise, because it has been "tipped over" more than 90 degrees from the plane of its orbit (likely by some massive ancient collision).
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe planet that rotates in the opposite direction from most other planets and moons is Venus. Venus's axial tilt is 177 degrees which means it is spinning in the opposite direction of its orbit.
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∙ 11y agoVenus rotates (spins) very slowly east to west (clockwise as seen from its north pole). This is the opposite of Earth and other planets, which spin counter-clockwise. However, all of the major planets continue to revolve (orbit) in the same direction.
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∙ 13y agoVenus and Uranus rotate the opposite way on their axis, clockwise when viewed from above their north pole. All planets orbit the sun anticlockwise (counterclockwise).
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∙ 12y agouranus and myanus
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∙ 11y agomy face dahhh
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∙ 12y agoVenus
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What is a planet that has a rotation in the opposite direction of the earth?
Venus is the planet that rotates in the opposite direction to all the other planets.
What fraction of the moons of the planets orbit in the same direction that their planets rotate?
Most moons orbit their planet the same way the planet rotates. One of Neptune's moons is very different. That moon goes in the opposite direction of Neptune's rotation.
What planet spins in a reverse direction to all the others?
The planet Venus no longer rotates in its original direction, but turns very slowly clockwise (east to west). This is believed to have been caused by a huge collision sometime after the formation of the planets.
When a planet spins in the opposite direction of the other planets in a solar system what is it called?
A retrograde motion.
What is a planets axis?
A planet's axis is the imaginary line that the planet rotates around, like spinning top.
What is a planet that has a rotation in the opposite direction of the earth?
Venus is the planet that rotates in the opposite direction to all the other planets.
What planet rotates in the opposite direction of other planets and moons?
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Which planet rotates backward from east to west?
Venus (and also Uranus) rotates in the opposite direction to most other planets.
What does Venus do that no ether planet does?
It has retrograde rotation which means it rotates in the opposite direction of all the other planets.
What planet rotates opposite direction from most planets and moons?
You probably mean Venus, but Uranus is the other one.
Which planet rotates the opposite of most planets?
Venus
Which planet rotates east to west which is opposite from the other planets?
Venus
What fraction of the moons of the planets orbit in the same direction that their planets rotate?
Most moons orbit their planet the same way the planet rotates. One of Neptune's moons is very different. That moon goes in the opposite direction of Neptune's rotation.
What planet rotates in the opposite direction from other planets and moons?
Venus is the obviousexample, butUranus does this too. (Also some moons rotate in unusual directions.)
What do you call a planet that rotates in the opposite direction of the other planets?
The reverse of the standard rotation, i.e. in the opposite direction of the orbital motion, is called retrograde. This term is most aptly applied to Venus, which rotates east-to-west (clockwise) while retaining its perpendicular orientation to its orbital plane.
What planet spins in a reverse direction to all the others?
The planet Venus no longer rotates in its original direction, but turns very slowly clockwise (east to west). This is believed to have been caused by a huge collision sometime after the formation of the planets.
What is pro-grade rotation?
"Prograde" means "in the normal direction". Everything in THIS solar system rotates counter-clockwise, or CCW. Well, ALMOST everything; there are two planets whose rotation is "retrograde", which means "in the opposite direction". The planet Venus rotates - VERY SLOWLY! - in a "retrograde" or clockwise direction.
