Planets with little or no tilt

The Forces of Nature by Kelland Terry, Ph.D.

There are three planets that show little or no tilt: Mercury, Jupiter, and Venus.

Mercury’s equatorial diameter is the same as its polar diameter, and it does not tilt on its axis. The forces of repulsion and attraction are identical at the top and bottom of the planet.

Venus tilts only 2.64 degrees on its axis. Like Mercury its equatorial diameter and polar diameter are the same. This suggests to me that Venus has some unique physical feature that I am unaware of that might explain why Venus has a slight tilt on its axis.

Jupiter might be thought of as a true anomaly when it comes to tilt. Jupiter has a larger equatorial diameter than polar diameter but it only tilts 3.13 degrees on its axis. I can’t say why Jupiter is tilted less than Earth; however, the solution might be in the great difference in their masses, which has helped to stabilize Jupiter in its present position. Jupiter has 322 times greater mass than Earth does, and it has 2 ½ times more mass than all of the other planets combined.

Because Jupiter is nearly vertical, it remains almost perfectly balanced top and bottom with respect to the forces of repulsion and attraction. Perhaps if it were jostled out of its present position, it would eventually assume a degree of tilt greater than 23 degrees. Kelland—www.vestheory.com