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mfb- t1_j683nrw wrote

Scott Manley just made a video explaining it

> but then I realized that all celestial orbits tend to match the rotation of the body that they orbit.

The gas and ice giants have many irregular moons that orbit in random directions not linked to the rotation of the planet.

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Ultimaurice17 OP t1_j68el4b wrote

This is likely because they get new moons all the time though right. I'm sure all of the big important moons like titan tritan Europa and such that have been there for a long time have orbits that match the rotation right?

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mfb- t1_j68lg1r wrote

No, these moons can have orbited for a very long time. If they didn't form together with the planet and if they orbit far away they have no reason to be aligned with the planet's rotation.

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