COSMIC PERSPECTIVE LL FD
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31. Are there are exceptions to the rule that planets rotate with small axis tilts and in the same direction as they orbit the Sun? (a) No (b) Venus is the only exception. (c) Venus and Uranus and exceptions.
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COSMIC PERSPECTIVE LL FD
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