To: Fierce Allegiance; kahoutek
From the article:
"Astronomers believe some massive collision with another object knocked Uranus askew."Uranus is askew! Who knew?
To: Constitution Day
Uranus is askew! Who knew? Is that like a door is a jar?
But seriously though. Researchers have been delving deep into Uranus for a long time now.
31 posted on
12/01/2004 6:41:06 AM PST by
Gumption
To: Constitution Day
What's oddest about Uranus is that it lies and spins on its side, with its North Pole pointing about 8 degrees below its plane of orbit and its South Pole slightly above that plane. Astronomers believe some massive collision with another object knocked Uranus askew. Askew? Seems more like bent over.
50 posted on
12/01/2004 7:10:59 AM PST by
frithguild
(Withdraw from the 1967 Treaty on the Exploration an Use of Outer Space - Establish Private Property)
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