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To: DoodleBob; SunkenCiv

So, if the planet-that-shall-not-be-named does indeed “roll” in its orbit so that its “polar axis” is near-parallel to the ecliptic normal plane of the rest of the planets, why do these band tilt at a significant angle to the horizontal plane?


2 posted on 05/04/2019 3:34:13 PM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (The democrats' national goal: One world social-communism under one world religion: Atheistic Islam.)
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To: Robert A Cook PE

Because of the camera angle. Sorry, couldn’t find a diagram for Uranus, but this shows Venus and Mercury, you’ll get the idea:

https://astrobob.areavoices.com/2011/11/12/meet-the-ecliptic-one-of-astronomys-scariest-concepts/


30 posted on 05/04/2019 8:05:12 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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