Retrograde Rotation
A planet's rotation on its axis in the opposite direction to its orbital motion around the Sun, as seen on Venus and Uranus.
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A planet's rotation on its axis in the opposite direction to its orbital motion around the Sun, as seen on Venus and Uranus.
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