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Both Venus and Uranus rotate counter-clockwise while still orbiting the sun clockwise. Which ones are clockwise and which are counter-clockwise depends upon whether you are looking looking at the sun, and planets, from the north or south pole.

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What word means to orbit in the opposite direction to the norm for planets?

The normal orbit of planets and moons is in the same direction as the spin of the parent body. The particular norm in our solar system is counter-clockwise. Planets or moons that orbit in the reverse direction (clockwise) are termed retrograde. Confusingly, the same term (retrograde rotation) is used to mean clockwise spin or rotation.


Type of rotation of planets or moon that has a counter clockwise spin?

Counter clockwise rotation is also known as retrograde rotation. This type of rotation is less common and can be seen in some planets and moons, such as Venus and Uranus.


What is the difference between rotation rotation axis and the equator?

rotation is the spiinning of the planet on its axis and revoulution is the orbiting of the planet around the sun


What is the difference between the rotation rotation axis and the equated?

rotation is the spiinning of the planet on its axis and revoulution is the orbiting of the planet around the sun


What is difference between prograde rotation and retrograde rotation?

Prograde rotation is the rotation of an object in the same direction as its orbit around another object, while retrograde rotation is the rotation in the opposite direction of its orbit. For example, most planets in our solar system have prograde rotation, where they rotate counterclockwise when viewed from above the North Pole. Venus, however, has retrograde rotation, rotating clockwise when viewed from above the North Pole.

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What word means to orbit in the opposite direction to the norm for planets?

The normal orbit of planets and moons is in the same direction as the spin of the parent body. The particular norm in our solar system is counter-clockwise. Planets or moons that orbit in the reverse direction (clockwise) are termed retrograde. Confusingly, the same term (retrograde rotation) is used to mean clockwise spin or rotation.


What is the difference of counterclockwise and clockwise?

Referring to the direction of rotation, a clockwise direction indicates rotation in the same direction as the hands move on the face of a clock. Counterclockwise rotation is in the opposite direction.