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Why does the Earth rotate west to east and not north to south?

April 26, 2017earth East north rotate south West

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Why does the Earth rotate west to east and not north to south?

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Sometimes a planet hit by a large planetoid can be knocked over or even reversed in spin. This is the suspected cause for the slow “reverse” (clockwise spin) of Venus, and the unusual orientation of Uranus, which has its north pole pointed almost directly toward the Sun.