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Old 16-07-2011, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by renormalised View Post
Actually, the ecliptic plane and the plane of the solar system is tilted at about 50 degrees to the plane of the Galaxy. The Earth is hardly unaffected, we just don't see it because of the timescale on which everything occurs and the degree to which things are preserved in the geological record.
Fascinating stuff. Thanks for answering all my shtoopid questions.
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