Long ago, did a star pass really close to the solar system, royally screwing up all the icy bodies orbiting out past Neptune, dropping them to the inner system and creating havoc as well as lots of backwards-orbiting moons for the giant planets?
Maybe!
https://badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/giant-planets-backwardsorbiting-moons-stellar-close-encounter-may-blame
Phil Plait /
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2024-09-16 15:26:14
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