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Q&A An alternative way to rotate or in this case rolltate

No. The way we define latitude and longitude is based on the planet's axis of rotation. You can certainly (AFAIK) have a planet with a 90° axial inclination, or (probably) a planet that is identica...

posted 4y ago by Matthew‭  ·  edited 4y ago by Matthew‭

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#2: Post edited by user avatar Matthew‭ · 2020-12-01T18:03:44Z (almost 4 years ago)
fix mojibake
  • <p>No. The way we define latitude and longitude is based on the planet's axis of rotation. You can certainly (AFAIK) have a planet with a 90° axial inclination, or (probably) a planet that is identical to Earth except with all the land masses rotated 90°, but unless you completely change the definition of "pole", the poles will, <strong><em>by definition</em></strong>, be stationary w.r.t. the planet's rotation.</p>
  • No. The way we define latitude and longitude is based on the planet's axis of rotation. You can certainly (AFAIK) have a planet with a 90° axial inclination, or (probably) a planet that is identical to Earth except with all the land masses rotated 90°, but unless you completely change the definition of "pole", the poles will, ***by definition***, be stationary w.r.t. the planet's rotation.
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