why does Neptune go clockwise?

Question

not shure if ts clokwise ore counter clockwise. I ask this question because all the other planets spin in a different way then neptune

Answer 1

Neptune's and the Sun's gravitational force make it move in that specific way,

Answer 2

This is not correct but it is possible (my speculation) that some old textbooks say so because the strong storms on Neptune make the atmosphere move the "wrong" way.

It is true for Venus and Pluto, though, and also for Uranus although the axis of Uranus is almost parallel to ecliptic.

Neptune has a moon, Triton, which orbits Neptune in the opposite direction of Neptune's rotation. Recent research suggest that this is because Triton was originally an independent dwarf planet but was captured by Neptune.

Answer 3

actually its venus that turns clockwise and this is why
In brief, because it has angular momentum in the opposite direction
The early solar system was a hectic, dynamic place. There was lots of stuff hitting stuff, and stuff clumping into bigger things, that made them suck up other things by gravitation. When everything settled, (not that it is settled - remember comet Schumaker-Levy 9!) some things were sort of the same... almost all of the angular momentum in the solar system is in the sun, and almost all of the mass, too. It spins every 600 hours (found here:

http://www.geocities.com... where there is crazy detailed stuff about spinning, big, nearby things!).

Most likey, Venus had some serious impacts early on, and ended up basically upside-down. Look at Neptune! Its angle of inclination is, like, 97 degrees or something... It's just as easy (for me) to think of it as being upside down (like Venus) with an angle of inclination of 83 degrees!

There is a theory that Venus was a sort of eddy in the rotation of all the stuff early on, and started out backwards (my theory!), but I just made that up now, so don't use it for your homework... ;-)

Answer 4

um, this doesnt happen.

Neptune has a pretty ordinary orbit. You might be thinking of Pluto. It doesnt go backwards, but it does have a kind of bent orbit which causes it to be sometimes closer to the sun than Neptune and sometimes further away.

There are a gazillion astronomy sites on the web for you to get information about Neptune.

Answer 5

Your question is based on incorrect data. Neptune has regular, prograde rotation. Venus has retrograde rotation, though, probably due to the Sun's tidal effects on its thick atmosphere over billions of years. Uranus orbits nearly on its side, with either 98 degrees tilt and prograde rotation, or 82 degrees tilt and retrograde rotation, depending on how you look at it. The 98 degrees figure is typically used, because astronomers believe the planet started out with prograde rotation and retained it after its axis was wildly tilted by a massive impact.

Answer 6

Good question. I have heard that it might be the result of a massive collision between nascent planets when the the solar system was still actively forming.

Answer 7

Neptune is one of a couple of plantes that are Retrograde plantes which means they are upside down

Answer 8

I didn't even know it did!

I thought Venus was the only one like that.

Answer 9

i think there is no need to ask why on that point

Answer 10

because it doesnt turn counterclockwise!!