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SOLAR SYSTEM
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Mercury
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Venus
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Earth
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Mars
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Detailed explanation-1: -An explanation for the backward, or retrograde, rotation is not certain. A long-held theory is that Venus once rotated as the other planets do, but was struck billions of years ago by a planet-size object. The impact and its aftermath caused the rotation to change directions or flipped the planetary axis.
Detailed explanation-2: -Another big difference from Earth – Venus rotates on its axis backward, compared to most of the other planets in the solar system. This means that, on Venus, the Sun rises in the west and sets in the east, opposite to what we experience on Earth.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which planet rotates in reverse? The reason is simple: Venus walks the opposite of all the other planets in the solar system, that is, from East to West and therefore the Sun rises on the other side.