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    The document discusses the obliquity of the eight planets, which is the angle between a planet's equatorial plane and its orbital plane. It notes that by convention, a planet's north pole lies above the ecliptic plane. Venus, Uranus, and Pluto have a retrograde rotation compared to the other planets, meaning their rotation is in the opposite direction.

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    The document discusses the obliquity of the eight planets, which is the angle between a planet's equatorial plane and its orbital plane. It notes that by convention, a planet's north pole lies above the ecliptic plane. Venus, Uranus, and Pluto have a retrograde rotation compared to the other planets, meaning their rotation is in the opposite direction.

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    The document discusses the obliquity of the eight planets, which is the angle between a planet's equatorial plane and its orbital plane. It notes that by convention, a planet's north pole lies above the ecliptic plane. Venus, Uranus, and Pluto have a retrograde rotation compared to the other planets, meaning their rotation is in the opposite direction.

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    Obliquity of the Eight Planets

    This illustration shows the obliquity of the eight planets. Obliquity is the angle between a planet's equatorial plane and its orbital plane. By International Astronomical Union (IAU) convention, a planet's north pole lies above the ecliptic plane. By this convention, Venus, Uranus, and Pluto have a retrograde rotation, or a rotation that is in the opposite direction from the other planets.

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