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Abstract
Venus may rotate in a direction opposite to that of the earth at a rate of only one revolution in 240 days. The estimated period is accurate within 20 percent if the axis of rotation of Venus is perpendicular to the plane of the planet's orbit.Entities:
Year: 1963 PMID: 17743054 DOI: 10.1126/science.139.3558.910
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728