Living on Mars?

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Also, unnecessary, AFAICT. Other than the sun rising in the "west", what exactly is the problem that would be solved by flipping Venus' rotation axis?

GW

I agree, except for the notation, for me west is where the sun sets, that overrules the other language issues with Venus's rotation. As I read wikipedia, Venus actually has a fairly normal rotation that's just backward compared to Earth with very little axial tilt, which would mean there would be much less in the way of seasonal change.