How is the rotation of Venus different from that of most other planets and moons?

Answer 1

Scientists believe that possibly an asteroid hit a planet at an angle causing the planet to flip over which made the rotation of the planet to be opposite of the rotation of most other planets.

Answer 2

Venus may have collided with a proto planet soon after the early solar system formed. Venus probably partially melted and absorbed the colliding body causing it to stop rotating and very slowly to turn in a backward direction.There are other examples in the solar system such as Uranus:- now rolling round the solar system on it's side.The Earth's moon may also be the remnant of a cataclysmic collision with a large planetoid gouging out a large amount of the Earth's mantle before remelting. This is my best guess.

Answer 3

Because there was a war between the Venians and Earthlings in 70127 b.c. where we invaded and planted enough explosives on the side of the planet to blow a hole right through the planet. The Bomb went off but we didn't make the right calculations and the planet went flying backwards because the only person willing to kill them self and blow up the planet put the explosives on backwards. After that we finally defeated them and brought them to earth as slaves to scientific testing. That's where we get the term Guinea Pig from.

Answer 4

If you observe the solar system from above, all of the planets rotate in a counterclockwise direction except for Venus. Astronomers call "retrograde". The rotation period of Venus is 243 days. The reason for this unique situation are not known but there are two main competing theories:

• Venus rotated normally when it first formed , but the tidal effects from its dense atmosphere might have slowed its rotation down.
• Venus endured a series of gigantic impacts early on in its history which stopped or even reversed its rotation altogether. (Earth had a similar event billions of years ago which formed the Moon.)

Answer 5

It's backwards. Venus rotates the opposite direction from most other moons and planets.

Answer 6

It was probably hit by a planetesimal shortly after it was formed.
There are several theories, but at present astronomers have no definite answer.

Answer 7

Yes it does.