Side Rings

Why is Uranus on it’s side including the rings and moons?

This is a serious question none of the endless jokes about Uranus please!
Uranus does have rings as well as Saturn

Axial tilt
One of the most distinctive features of Uranus is its axial tilt of ninety-eight degrees. Consequently, for part of its orbit one pole faces the Sun continually while the other pole faces away. At the other side of Uranus’ orbit the orientation of the poles towards the Sun is reversed. Between these two extremes of its orbit the Sun rises and sets around the equator normally.

At the time of Voyager 2′s passage in 1986, Uranus’ south pole was pointed almost directly at the Sun. Note that the labelling of this pole as “south” is actually in some dispute. Uranus can either be described as having an axial tilt of slightly more than 90°, or it can be described as having an axial tilt of slightly less than 90° and rotating in a retrograde direction; these two descriptions are exactly equivalent as physical descriptions of the planet but result in different definitions of which pole is the north pole and which is the south pole.

One result of this orientation is that the polar regions of Uranus receive a greater energy input from the Sun than its equatorial regions. Uranus is nevertheless hotter at its equator than at its poles, although the underlying mechanism which causes this is unknown. The reason for Uranus’ extreme axial tilt is also not known. It is speculated[citation needed] that perhaps during the formation of the planet it collided with an enormous protoplanet, resulting in the skewed orientation.

It appears that Uranus’ extreme axial tilt also results in extreme seasonal variations in its weather. During the Voyager 2 flyby, Uranus’ banded cloud patterns were extremely bland and faint. Recent Hubble Space Telescope observations, however, show a more strongly banded appearance now that the Sun is approaching Uranus’ equator. By 2007 the Sun will be directly over Uranus’s equator.

Lord of the Rings: Soldier Side

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