What Caused Uranus' Unique Rotation?

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Uranus' unique rotation may have resulted from a significant impact that altered its axial tilt. If the planet originally rotated similarly to Earth, a clockwise force from an impact could have shifted it to its current position. This scenario aligns with existing theories about Uranus' formation. The impact's location in the lower left quadrant could also explain the planet's magnetic field orientation. Overall, the discussion highlights the intriguing possibility of a past collision shaping Uranus' characteristics.
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I was playing around with my gyroscope yesterday and laid out a possible Uranian scenario. If Uranus was long ago in a rotation similar to that of Earth's, then an impact that applied a clockwise force (as viewed from a point further out from the planet looking in at its side) would cause a gyration to its current position. Just thought it was interesting.
 
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A metallic impact body would describe its current position and magnetic field. If looking in on the planet from further out in the solar system, an object striking in the lower left quadrant would explain the modern field, judging by which position it was in after the gyration.
 

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