According to Copernicus, retrograde motion for Venus must occur around:
A)inferior conjunction, when it passes between us and the Sun.
B)quadrature, when the planet is 90 degrees away from the Sun.
C)greatest elongation, when the planet is farthest from the Sun.
D)superior conjunction, when the planet is on the far side of the Sun.
E)opposition, when the planet lies opposite the Sun in the sky.

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Retrograde motion for Venus, according to Copernicus, occurs around inferior conjunction because this is when Venus passes between Earth and the Sun, making it appear to move backward in the sky from our perspective.

According to Copernicus, Retrograde Motion for Venus Must Occur Around