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As a general rule, a planet undergoes retrograde motion when __________.
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As a general rule, a planet undergoes retrograde motion when __________.

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it is orbiting in the opposite direction of other bodies within the same star system. For example, there are two planets in our solar system that undergo retrograde motion; Venus and Uranus. All other planets undergo prograde motion.
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