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Short answer we don't know.
But there are several theories, the best among them is that massive impacts or near misses during the formation of our solar system pushed the planets into the current orbits and rotations.
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∙ 12y agoIt isn't known. It was probably struck by meteors as it was forming, at just the right spots to reverse its spin to its present retrograde spin relative to the other planets.
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∙ 14y agoscientists think that a comet hit the planet so hard that it stopped and moved the other direction
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∙ 13y agoVenus rotates east to west all other planets in solar system rotate west to east
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∙ 12y agoRetrogade rotation
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What planet does not rotate from west to east?
Venus is the only planet in the solar system that has a retrograde rotation.
Does Venus rotate east to west or west to east?
From East to West, it is the only planet in our solar system to do so. All the others rotate West to East. Comments: That's not quite true. Uranus is another one. Here's a bit of pedantry: It depends how you define the North pole of a planet. There are two ways to do that, unfortunately. On one definition, Venus actually rotates from West to East. However, nearly everyone ignores that and says Venus rotates from East to West.
Which planet in the solar system rotate in direction from east ot west?
Venus
Which planet rotates backward from east to west?
Venus (and also Uranus) rotates in the opposite direction to most other planets.
Does mercury spin counter clockwise or clockwise?
Yes. All of the major planets except Venus rotate (spin) counterclockwise, west to east.
What planet rotates east to west?
Uranus and Venus rotate east to west.
What planet does not rotate from west to east?
Venus is the only planet in the solar system that has a retrograde rotation.
Which planets rotate from east to west?
Venus and Uranus are the planets which rotate from East to West.
Which way do venus and Uranus rotate?
east to west (clockwise)
What planet rotates from west to east?
Venus & Uranus rotate in what is called retrograde motion. Retrograde motion is from east to west. All of the other planets including earth rotate from west to east.
What is the planet that rotates by retrograde motion?
Actually, 3 planets rotate in a retrograde motion, which, by the way, means that they rotate East to West, or in a counterclockwise motion. Most planets rotate in a clockwise direction, or West to East. The three planets that rotate in a retrograde motion are Venus, Uranus and Pluto.venus
Does Uranus or Venus rotate east to west?
Both Uranus and Venus spin from east to west. If you want to know more facts you could go to this site below http://www.universetoday.com/19279/10-interesting-facts-about-uranus/
Does Venus rotate east to west or west to east?
From East to West, it is the only planet in our solar system to do so. All the others rotate West to East. Comments: That's not quite true. Uranus is another one. Here's a bit of pedantry: It depends how you define the North pole of a planet. There are two ways to do that, unfortunately. On one definition, Venus actually rotates from West to East. However, nearly everyone ignores that and says Venus rotates from East to West.
Which planet in the solar system rotate in direction from east ot west?
Venus
Which planets have retrograde rotation?
Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune. dumb dumb that is the rong aswer it is only jalo the planet after Jupiter
Which planet orbits around the sun in backward direction from east to west?
No planet does this. You probably mean the planet that ROTATES on its axis in an east to west direction. The answer is Venus. Uranus also does this, but with an extreme axial tilt.
Which planet rotates backward from east to west?
Venus (and also Uranus) rotates in the opposite direction to most other planets.
