Due to it's slow rotation it actually completes a full rotation of the sun before it itself fully rotates.

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[–] 60 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (12 children)

I love how much of a rebel non-conformist Venus is. Years longer than its days, rotates the opposite direction than all other planets because fuck you, thats why. And don't you even THINK about getting close and trying to land on her. Just ask the Russians how that went. You can't handle her pressure, temperature nor toxic atmosphere. What a bad bitch. She doesn't need nor ask your permission to do jack shit.

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    rotates the opposite direction

    By this, you mean its rotation around its own axis?

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    Yeah, most planets have the same rotation direction as orbital direction (counter-clockwise rotation, counter-clockwise orbit) but Venus rotates clockwise.

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

    Then there is Neptune Uranus that just rolls around...

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago

    Uranus rotates on its side. Instead of rotating with its axis roughly perpendicular to the plane of its orbit (like all the other planets in our Solar System), Uranus rotates on its side (along its orbital path). This tipped rotational axis gives rise to extreme seasons on Uranus.

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