What would happen if the rotational axis of Earth is not tilted by 23.5 degrees and which planet is tilted at a 23.5 degree angle?
Rk Naresh
If earth did not tilt and orbited in an upright position around the sun, there would be minor variations in temperatures and precipitation throughout each year as Earth moves slightly closer and farther away from the sun. Basically, we would not have any seasons. While Earth's axis is tilted about 23 degrees, Uranus tilts almost 98 degrees! Uranus' axis is so tilted; it actually looks like the planet is rotating on its side. How did this all happen? One theory is that a body the size of our Earth collided with Uranus a long time ago, radically throwing off its rotation.
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