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What Could Knock Uranus Onto Its Side?
Original: What Could Possibly Hit Uranus So Hard That Its Rotation Axis Changed? https:// aurelstratan.substack.com/p/wh at-could-
A new essay explores the leading explanation for Uranus's extreme tilt: the planet's rotation axis is tipped roughly 98 degrees, likely the result of one or more colossal impacts during the solar system's early history. The piece weighs giant-impact scenarios against alternative theories and asks what kind of collision could have been powerful enough to knock an ice giant nearly onto its side.
Why now: Renewed interest in Uranus's unusual tilt and its origins, a longstanding puzzle in planetary science
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- What Could Possibly Hit Uranus So Hard That Its Rotation Axis Changed? https:// aurelstratan.substack.com/p/wh at-could-possibly-hit-uranus-so # uranus # solarsystem # space # cosmos # astronomy · brainscores@mastodon.world · 3
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