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Why does Venus rotate clockwise while other planets rotate anticlockwise?
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Scientists think that a collision with another proto-planet occurred shortly after the planet Venus formed. The collision stopped its counterclockwise spin and left it with a very slow rotation in the clockwise direction (as seen from the north, i.e. above the ecliptic plane.
All of the other major planets still spin in their original direction. However, the planet Uranus evidently had a similar incident, one that tipped it over onto its side by more than 90° relative to its orbital plane. It now appears to "roll" rather than rotate, and seen from above the spin appears slightly clockwise.
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What planet rotates by retrograde motion?
Both Venus and Uranus have a retrograde axial spin, they rotate clockwise when viewed from above their north pole. All of the other planets rotate anticlockwise (counter clockwise).
What planet rotates retrograde motion?
Both Venus and Uranus have a retrograde axial spin, they rotate clockwise when viewed from above their north pole. All of the other planets rotate anticlockwise (counter clockwise).
Which planets do not rotate counter-clockwise?
Venus and Uranus are the only planets that do not rotate counter-clockwise.
What direction does Venus spin on its axis?
Venus rotates clockwise, when viewed from above the Earth's North Pole.
What planet revolves different from all other planets.It goes counter-clockwise?
Both Venus and Uranus have a retrograde axial spin, they rotate clockwise when viewed from above their north pole. All of the other planets rotate anticlockwise (counter clockwise).
Which planet rotates counterclockwise?
Both Venus and Uranus have a retrograde axial spin, they rotate clockwise when viewed from above their north pole. All of the other planets rotate anticlockwise (counter clockwise).
Which planet in the solar system spins in the opposite direction?
Both Venus and Uranus have a "retrograde" axial spin. They rotate clockwise when viewed from a point high above Earth's north pole. All of the other planets rotate anticlockwise (counter clockwise).
Which planet spins clockwise?
Venus As well as Venus, Uranus is generally said to be rotating clockwise as well. But it is also tilted, so it can be said to be rotating either clockwise or anti-clockwise, depending on whether one thinks it is inclined 82° in one direction, or 98° in the opposite direction !
How does Venus rotate?
Venus has "retrograde" rotation. That means it spins clockwise, as viewed from above the Earth's north pole. That's opposite the Earth's rotation direction.
Which planets rotate backward?
Uranus and Venus both rotate 'backwards', spinning clockwise when veiwed from above.
What does the minus sign suggest in the tables period of revolution in Venus?
Most planets rotate anticlockwise. However, Venus rotates clockwise in retrograde rotation once every 243 Earth days. The "-" sign indicates retrograde rotation.
Which planet moves anticlockwise round the sun?
Six of the eight major planets rotate "anticlockwise" (counterclockwise) as seen from above the Earth's north pole: Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune. The rotation of Venus is slowly clockwise, while the spin of Uranus is now observed to be clockwise because it has been tipped over more than 90 degrees "onto its side" (as if rolling along its orbital path at times).
