How does Jupiter move?
(like does it move counter-clockwise..etc)
2007-01-17 11:54:10 · 3 answers · asked by #2 DB 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Jupiter rotates on its axis in the same direction as the other planets, except Venus which rotates 'backwards' to all the others. Jupiter also rotates (..orbits..) around the sun in the same direction as all the other planets.
2007-01-17 11:59:47 · answer #1 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jupiter moves in the same direction around the Sun as the other planets, including Venus. Venus does not move in a different direction. Whether this direction is clockwise or counterclockwise would depend on your point of view. If you were looking "down" on the Solar System, the planets would appear to be moving counterclockwise. If you were looking "up" at the Solar System(from exactly the opposite direction as "down"), the planets would appear to be moving clockwise. It would depend on your point of view. But all the planets move around the Sun in the same direction.
One of Neptunes moons, Triton, does rotate around Neptune in the opposite direction of all the rest of Neptune's moons though. It is thought that this is because Triton was once an extra-solar object(meaning it came from outside the Solar System) and was captured by the gravity of Neptune as it started to pass by while moving toward the Sun.
2007-01-17 20:37:10 · answer #2 · answered by tychobrahe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Similar to the earth, only much further from the sun, so it takes much longer to complete its orbit.
2007-01-17 20:00:26 · answer #3 · answered by Jerry P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋