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Which planet has an axis of rotation tilted on its side?

Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune

User Thamer
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Uranus is a real oddball in our solar system. Its spin axis is tilted by a whopping 98 degrees, meaning it essentially spins on its side. No other planet has anywhere near such a tilt. Jupiter is tilted by 3 degrees, for example, and Earth by 23 degrees.

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Hello!


Uranus is tilted on its side.


Hope this helps! ~Pooch ♥

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