From a viewpoint above the North Pole, which direction does Earth orbit the Sun?

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From a viewpoint above the North Pole, which direction does Earth orbit the Sun?

From above the North Pole, Earth moves around the Sun in a counterclockwise direction. This happens because the solar system formed from a rotating disk, so planets inherit a forward (eastward) motion and travel in prograde orbits. When you view the plane of the solar system from the north, that forward motion appears as a counterclockwise loop around the Sun. The other directions would not match how gravity ships bodies in stable orbital paths.

From a viewpoint above the North Pole, which direction does Earth orbit the Sun?

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From a viewpoint above the North Pole, which direction does Earth orbit the Sun?

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