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Why is Venus' rotation is about as long as Venus' year?

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It is believed that Venus was struck by another large body. The angle of impact affected its rotation, which was likely similar to Earth and the other planets. Its counter-clockwise rotation was stopped and it now spins very, very slowly clockwise (east to west) as seen from the north.

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