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Earth is tilted 23.5 means

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

The Earth's axis of rotation is at an angle of 23.5 degrees to the plane of the "ecliptic", the orbital plane of the Earth around the Sun.

In space, there is no "up" or "down"; for something to be "tilted", it has to be tilted with reference to something else. Since we're here on Earth, it makes sense to use the ecliptic as a common reference plane.

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