Question

uranus’s axis and moons
uranus has a tilted axis of rotation. in fact, it is so tilted that the planet moves around the sun like a rolling ball. the rotational axis of uranus tips so far that its north pole almost lies in its orbit. you can view this below. each pole on uranus spends 42 earth years in darkness and 42 earth years in sunlight due to its tilt. this sideways tilt might have been caused by a collision with an earth - sized object, such as a large asteroid, early in the solar system’s history.
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identify examine the image. what is unique about uranus compared to other outer planets? check your answer.
uranus has a thin ring system and at least 27 moons. the two largest moons, titania and oberon, are much smaller than earth’s moon. titania has an icy cracked surface. it once might have been covered by an ocean.

Explanation:

The text and image describe that Uranus has a highly - tilted axis of rotation. Its north pole almost lies in its orbit, and each pole spends 42 Earth - years in darkness and 42 Earth - years in sunlight. This extreme tilt is not seen in the same way in other outer planets.

Answer:

Uranus has a highly tilted axis of rotation such that it moves around the Sun like a rolling ball and its poles have long periods of darkness and sunlight due to this tilt.