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  2. Venus - Wikipedia

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    Venus and its rotation in respect to its revolution. All planets in the Solar System orbit the Sun in an anticlockwise direction as viewed from above Earth's north pole. Most planets rotate on their axes in an anticlockwise direction, but Venus rotates clockwise in retrograde rotation once

  3. Orbit of Venus - Wikipedia

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    Representation of Venus (yellow) and Earth (blue) circling around the Sun. Venus and its rotation in respect to its revolution. Venus has an orbit with a semi-major axis of 0.723 au (108,200,000 km; 67,200,000 mi), and an eccentricity of 0.007.

  4. Outline of Venus - Wikipedia

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    The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Venus: . Venus – second planet from the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days. It has the longest rotation period (243 days) of any planet in the Solar System and rotates in the opposite direction to most other planets.

  5. Retrograde and prograde motion - Wikipedia

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    Except for Venus and Uranus, planetary rotations around their axis are also prograde. Most natural satellites have prograde orbits around their planets. Prograde satellites of Uranus orbit in the direction Uranus rotates, which is retrograde to the Sun. Nearly all regular satellites are tidally locked and thus have

  6. Scientists detect oxygen in noxious atmosphere of Venus - AOL

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    Venus rotates much more slowly than Earth. ... (65 km) above the planetary surface, with hurricane-force winds blowing in the opposite direction of the planet's rotation. About 75 miles (120 km ...

  7. Apparent retrograde motion - Wikipedia

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    An animation explaining why the planet Mercury may appear to move "backwards", or retrograde across Earth's sky. Apparent retrograde motion is the apparent motion of a planet in a direction opposite to that of other bodies within its system, as observed from a particular vantage point.

  8. Did Venus ever have oceans? Scientists have an answer - AOL

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    Venus, our closest planetary neighbor, is sometimes called Earth's twin based on their similar size and rocky composition. While its surface is baked and barren today, might Venus once also have ...

  9. Poles of astronomical bodies - Wikipedia

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    The direction of rotation exhibited by most objects in the solar system (including Sun and Earth) is counterclockwise. Venus rotates clockwise, and Uranus has been knocked on its side and rotates almost perpendicular to the rest of the Solar System.