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Venus' Strange Rotation Was Likely Triggered By a High Velocity Moon-Sized Impactor


New simulations suggest Venus' extremely slow backward rotation may have been triggered by a high-angle collision with a fast-moving object roughly one-tenth its mass. The impact could have dramatically altered Venus' spin and melted nearly its entire mantle. Universe Today reports: Venus' bizarre ...

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