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Message 1974101 - Posted: 8 Jan 2019, 0:52:41 UTC

On Spaces Deepest Mysteries it was stated that Pluto is tilted 120 degrees. I always thought that 90 degrees was the maximum.
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Message 1974115 - Posted: 8 Jan 2019, 1:43:19 UTC - in response to Message 1974101.  

On Spaces Deepest Mysteries it was stated that Pluto is tilted 120 degrees. I always thought that 90 degrees was the maximum.

Uranus is 98 degrees. 180 is the max. Over 90 they spin counter-clockwise.
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