Complex sentence: Like the 27 other moons of Uranus, Miranda orbits in its planet's equatorial plane; however, because Uranus orbits the Sun on its side, Miranda's orbit is perpendicular to the ecliptic, and so it shares in Uranus's extreme seasonal cycle.
Split into simpler sentences: Like the 27 other moons of Uranus, Miranda orbits in its planet's equatorial plane. Because Uranus orbits the Sun on its side, Miranda's orbit is perpendicular to the ecliptic and shares Uranus's extreme seasonal cycle.