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The orbit of each planet is completely in a plane. That is, the whole orbit would lie on a sheet of paper if you had one big enough ... there are no lumps or bumps in the orbit that rise out of the paper or droop below it.
It's important to understand, though, that the orbits of all the planets don't all lie in the same plane. They're all close, but they're all different.
The plane of the earth's orbit is what we call the "Ecliptic Plane". The line where the ecliptic plane intersects the "bowl" of the sky is the circular path through the stars that the sun appears to travel in the course of a year.
Compared to the ecliptic plane, the plane of Mercury's orbit is tilted about 7 degrees, Mars' orbit about 1.9 degrees, Saturn's orbit about 2.5 degrees, and our moon's orbit about 5.5 degrees. This is why the sun, moon, and planets all appear to move through the same narrow band in the sky, though not exactly along the same line.
People have noticed this for thousands of years, and concluded that there must be something special about this narrow band in the sky. They ascribed special characteristics and influences to that strip, and to the stars and constellations in it. That series of constellations are the familiar 12 of the band called the 'Zodiac'.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 10y agoYes. Any given planet's orbit lies in a plane.
However, each of these planes is "tilted" a little bit relative to the others.
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Is the orbit of each planet a ellipse?
All the planets have elliptical orbits but Uranus and Neptune have slightly different orbits than other planets on solar system.
What are the planets orbits?
The planets orbits are the routes or paths that the planets follow around our sun. One orbit is one trip around the sun (one year).
What shapes are the orbits of many comets?
Most cross orbits of planets which allows it to hit the planets easier. They do not go into a full orbit at all.
Which planets orbital shape is similar to Jupiter?
All planets in our solar system have elliptical orbits.
What shape are most planets' orbits around the sun in specific the earth?
ALL planetary orbits are ellipses.
Is the orbit of each planet a ellipse?
All the planets have elliptical orbits but Uranus and Neptune have slightly different orbits than other planets on solar system.
What are the four planets that have orbits from most to least?
All the planets have orbits so four cannot be picked out.
Do all planets have to be circle?
No, because all planets known have elliptical orbits.
What are the planets orbits?
The planets orbits are the routes or paths that the planets follow around our sun. One orbit is one trip around the sun (one year).
Why planets and moons of planets stay in their orbits?
The forces of gravity between two masses are the cause of all orbits.
What kind of orbits do most planets have?
ALL closed gravitational orbits are ellipses.
Do all planets have eliptical orbits?
yes
The sun is a source of what?
Heat for all the planets and the main reason for the orbits of the planets.
What shapes are the orbits of many comets?
Most cross orbits of planets which allows it to hit the planets easier. They do not go into a full orbit at all.
Do the inner planets have direct or in direct orbit?
All the planets have direct orbits round the Sun.
Which planets orbital shape is similar to Jupiter?
All planets in our solar system have elliptical orbits.
How do you know that Venus orbits the Earth and not the sun?
It doesn't. All of the planets in our solar system orbits the sun.
