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What is the only planet in our solar system that rotates on its side, with an axial tilt of about 98 degrees?
Answer
Uranus
Uranus has an axial tilt of approximately 97.77 degrees, meaning it essentially rolls along its orbital path on its side. This extreme tilt is thought to be the result of a massive collision with an Earth-sized object early in the solar system's history.
💡 Did you know?
Uranus rotates so far on its side that its poles experience 42 continuous years of sunlight followed by 42 years of darkness.
Other options people guess
- Venus
- Saturn
- Neptune
Topics
- planets
- solar-system
- astronomy
- space
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