Axial tilt of planets in the solar system - GIF

[Altair]

Axial tilt of planets in the solar system.




Previously:

Relative rotation rates of the planets - GIF
Celestial body gravities compared - GIF
Natural satellites size comparison - GIF
Atmospheres of the Solar System - infographic
Voyager I photo of Saturn's rings - photo

[mklotz]

Some fun facts for the planets...

A day on Venus (243 earth days) is longer than its year (225 earth days). Not only that, the sun rises in the west because the rotation direction is opposite that of earth and most of the rest of the planets.

Uranus was discovered by a composer turned astronomer, Wilhelm Herschel. (He's better known for his science than his music.) Uranus, like Venus, rotates opposite of the earth's rotation. Its rotation axis points almost directly at the sun so for half a year the northern hemisphere is sunlit and the southern dark; v.v. for the other half year.

[albertq]

Interesting that the two gas giants, spin the fastest.