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What three planets rotate in a different direction than the other planets?In: Celestial Bodies |
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Planet Rotation
Assume you were in outer space looking down at the solar system such that you would see the Earth's North Pole. You would observe that all the planets' orbits and rotations and all their moon's orbits and rotations are all counter-clockwise. The SINGLE exception is Venus which rotates clockwise. So there is only one planet that rotates in a different direction, not three.
What about Uranus?
It's hard to say that Uranus's rotation is counter-clockwise inasmuch as the tilt of its axis is 98 degrees. It's basically laying on its side!
Saturn's Moons
I think the count of Saturn's satellites is up to 56. One of them orbits Saturn in the "wrong" direction; that is, it rises in the West.
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