Venus is actually way weirder; it's not tidally locked, it's spinning *backwards*. Under normal circumstances, it might've ended up tidally locked, but because of its massive atmosphere and proximity to the sun, the heating causes retrograde rotation!

April 10, 2026 - 21:47 UTC

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I get this might be one of those "kinda too complicated to explain here" things but what about the massive atmosphere leads to that result?
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I feel like we’d all be better off if more people could even process (at a basic level) your second sentence.
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I honestly don't think you're giving people enough credit.
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