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From: dave@quest.UUCP (dave)
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Subject: Re: "At the moment Uranus's south pole points..."
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Date: Mon, 24-Feb-86 02:50:19 EST
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> How do I tell which end is North and which is South? I assume that the
> "North" pole of Mars is the one that's pointing roughly parallel to the
> North pole of Earth. That doesn't transfer to Uranus very well.

The north pole is the one in which the planet, when looked at
from above, rotates counter-clockwise.  I believe, although I
may be wrong (I remember the last time, in 1973 that... well,
thats a long story) that Uranuses north pole actually points
south of the ecliptic -- unlike most other planets.
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