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JYelton
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Are there planets that do not rotate on their axis?

I was reading a thread about how a pendulum would be affected if the Earth did not rotate and Larian's answer made me wonder if all planets rotate necessarily due to physics.

So that's the question: is it possible for there to exist a planet* that doesn't rotate at all and why?

* In any solar system or galaxy.

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