What is unusual about the Uranus's axis of rotation?

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Mila W.
Jun 11, 2017

It's sideways.

Explanation:

Unlike Earth and all other planets in the solar system, which spin like a top, Uranus rolls on its side like a ball. Earth's tilt angle is 23.5 degrees (which gives us seasons), Uranus's angle is roughly 98 degrees. Theories of how this happened usually mention something about an impact from one or more large, rocky bodies.

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