which planet has its rotation axis tilted at 98 degrees from the vertical of its orbit?

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which planet has its rotation axis tilted at 98 degrees from the vertical of its orbit?

2006-10-26 07:44:24 · 3 answers · asked by vanbismarck004 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space

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Uranus, it is tilted 97.77 degree, and thus enjoy the rare privilege of having polar regions exposed to an essentially overhead sun at specific time in its orbit.

2006-10-26 07:51:58 · answer #1 · answered by Vincent G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Uranus. They call the tilt 98 degrees instead of 82 degrees because if you look at it as 82, it's rotating backwards. They figure something almost as big as it is smacked into it when it was forming.

2006-10-26 10:08:32 · answer #2 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Pluto. Oh wait, thats not a planet anymore, is it?

2006-10-26 07:51:34 · answer #3 · answered by J-Far 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋