Space Sunday | The long-standing mystery of why the ice giant Uranus is on its side

In our solar system, all the planets have different inclinations. Mercury has no inclination and Jupiter has a small one of only three degrees. The Earth is tilted 23.44 degrees. However, the Earth’s tilt wobbles a bit, so it can range between 22.1 and 24.5 degrees. The tilt of Mars is about 25 degrees, making it very similar to Earth. If an object rotates in the same direction as it rotates around the Sun, the tilt is about 90 degrees, as if it were on its side.

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