Bode's Law is one such pattern. Most of our planets, except Neptune, follow it. It gives predictions for the distances of objects from the sun. This law was published by Johann Elert Bode.
Bode's law goes something like this:
Distance from the Sun (Astronomical Units)
Mercury - 0.4 = 4/10
Venus - 0.7 = (4+3)/10
Earth - 1.0 = (4+ 3*2)/10
Mars - 1.6 = (4+ 3*2*2)/10
Ceres (a dwarf planet) - 2.8 = (4+ 3*2*2*2)/10
The distances between the inner planets is smaller than the distances between the outer planets.
The inner planets are closer together than the outer planets are.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are all Inner Planets. They are called such because their orbits fall between the sun and the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
As the names suggest, the inner planets are closer to the Sun than the outer planets.
The inner and outer planets are broken up by the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are "inner planets" because they are on the side of the asteroid belt closest to the sun. All other planets are considered "outer planets".
The distances between the planets vary all the time since they all orbit the Sun at different rates.
Yes, it's between all the other planets.
Mercury is the hottest and Neptune is the coldest. The further away the planet is to the sun, the colder it is. Edit: That's not too bad an answer, but actually Venus is hotter than Mercury because of the "greenhouse effect". Also Neptune is about the same temperature as Uranus. Another pattern is that the 4 inner planets are small and rocky, but the 4 outer ones are "Gas Giant" planets.
The gravitational pull between the planets and the sun keep the planets orbiting the sun all day everyday.
The forces of gravity between two masses are the cause of all orbits.
The distances between the inner planets is smaller than the distances between the outer planets.
The distances between the inner planets is smaller than the distances between the outer planets.
They all do. Some planets are closer to a circular orbit than others (have a lower eccentricity), but none are exactly circular.
There is no such force. All forces that act on planets work on smaller particles as well.
This is a very good question - the difference between an asterism and constellation is this: a constellation is a pattern of stars that identifies a complete object, animal or character. An asterism is a pattern of stars that is NOT a constellation.
Between Planets was created in 1951.
The inner planets are closer together than the outer planets are.