The Cosmic Perspective (9th Edition)
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Author: Jeffrey O. Bennett, Megan O. Donahue, Nicholas Schneider, Mark Voit
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Chapter 7, Problem 13EAP
Does it Make Sense?
Decide whether the statement makes sense (or is clearly true) or does not make sense (or is clearly false). Explain clearly; not all of these have definitive answers, so your explanation is more important than your chosen answer.
13. Uranus orbits the Sun in a direction opposite that of all the other planets.
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The Cosmic Perspective (9th Edition)
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