Because of the strange way it spins, nights on some parts of Uranus can last for more than 40 years. The planet's most extraordinary feature is the tilt of its rotational axis, which is almost perpendicular to the plane of the ecliptic, which means that it alternately has its north pole and its south pole turned towards the sun.
All the planets in the solar system have an axis of rotation that is roughly parallel to their axis of orbit, except for Uranus. Uranus' axis of rotation is perpendicular to its orbital axis--it's "sideways."
Uranus has an unique feature that makes it different form the other planets. Uranus is tilted to 90 degrees and rotates on its side.
uranus is tilted almost 90 degrees on its axis so it rotates sideways
Uranus is tilted 98o to the ecliptic.
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it turns on a sideways axis
it has a sun a moon it is sideways
Uranus' axis of rotation is different in that it rotates at close to a 90 degree angle. This makes it rotate nearly parallel to the plane of the Solar System.
Uranus is tilted on it's side other than the other planets.
it circlles the sunUranus orbits the sun different from other planets as its axis of orbit is on it's side. As other planets orbit the sun from north to south, Uranus' poles are where other planets equators are. See the related link for more information.Like all the planets, the orbit is an ellipse.
It rotates in opposite (retrograde) direction from other planets
it has a sun a moon it is sideways
Uranus' axis of rotation is different in that it rotates at close to a 90 degree angle. This makes it rotate nearly parallel to the plane of the Solar System.
Uranus is tilted on it's side other than the other planets.
It rotates on its axis at a 90 degree angle to the sun.
Yes it does. "Wrong ???' Try different from most of the other planets.
it circlles the sunUranus orbits the sun different from other planets as its axis of orbit is on it's side. As other planets orbit the sun from north to south, Uranus' poles are where other planets equators are. See the related link for more information.Like all the planets, the orbit is an ellipse.
Actually there are two, Venus and Uranus.
the outer planets are - jupiter - saturn - uranus - neptune
URANUS
It rotates in opposite (retrograde) direction from other planets
It orbits the sun on its side and so appears to be rolling along its orbit.
Uranus' rotation is different from that of the other planets. Rathering than spinning like a top as it circles the Sun, Uranus rolls like a barrel.