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What is the spinning rotation of a planet from east to west called?
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What is the spinning rotation of a planet from east to west called?

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"Rotation" is the spinning of a planet on a stationary axis.
The Earth happens to rotate from west to east. There's no
reason why another planet can't rotate from east to west.
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