Why does the planet Venus rotate anti-clock wise where as all the other planets rotates clock wise ?

Answer 1

Uranus does too, both most likely due to collisions with massive planetoids early on in the evolution of the solar system.

Both planets also have the largest inclinations of axis. Venus is 177deg and Uranus is 98deg. By contrast, the Earth's is 23deg...which is also a likely result of a collision (the one that that resulted in the Moon).

Answer 2

Venus Rotates Clockwise

Answer 3

in three dimensions space clockwise and anti-clockwise depend greatly on your point of reference, which is why these terms aren't generally used in three dimensional space.

Think of the solar system as a giant three dimensional pool table. Lots of things flying around bumping into other things imparting rotational momentum to each other.

In fact the leading theory on the earths rotation and creation of the moon involve a collision with a large celestial body that hit off center imparting a rotational momentum to the earth. Causing it to rotate on its axis that isn't in line with it solar orbit and throwing debris into earths orbit which clumped together to form the moon.

People like to associate a planets orbit to it's rotation when the two are really independent.

Answer 4

No one really knows why, but many think it does because of some impact with a large body early in its history. It actually rotates clockwise, and all the other planets rotate counterclockwise.

Answer 5

The thought is that because of a collision in the early solar system, the rotation got reversed.

Answer 6

i think its core isnt in the middle of the planet...as all the other planet has.

Answer 7

oh, is that so? i think i have learned new today. thanks for the info