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Does the planet Uranus rotate in the same direction as Earth?

Added on:6/29/2008 9:01:16 PM
In Science, By: akshya , Viewed: 1 times
     
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No, it rotates in the opposite direction. It was knocked on its side, most likely from a massive collision while it was still forming, and its axis of rotation points 98 degrees away from its orbit around the Sun.


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