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The orbits of the planets all lie in nearly the same plane for preservation of angular momentum.

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Do all planets have eliptical orbits?

No, not all planets have elliptical orbits. While most planets in our solar system have nearly circular orbits, some planets, like Mercury and Pluto, have more elliptical orbits. Additionally, exoplanets outside our solar system can have a variety of orbital shapes.


One of the discoveries that led to the modern view of the Solar System was that the BLANK of the planets were ellipses?

One of the discoveries that led to the modern view of the Solar System was that the orbits of the planets were ellipses. This was one of the key contributions from Johannes Kepler's laws of planetary motion, which replaced the earlier belief that planetary orbits were perfect circles.


Suppose you view the solar system from high above Earth's north pole what about planetary orbits will be true?

From that vantage point, you would observe the planets orbiting the Sun counterclockwise. The orbits will be nearly in the same plane, known as the ecliptic plane. Also, you would see that inner planets move faster in their orbits compared to outer planets.


One of the discoveries which led to the modern view of the solar system was that the orbits of the planets are?

One of the discoveries was that the orbits of the planets are elliptical, not circular as previously thought. This was proposed by Johannes Kepler in the early 17th century based on the observations of Tycho Brahe.


What 2 planets have the most cicular orbits?

Venus has an eccentricity of 0.00677323 Neptune has an eccentricity of 0.00858587 Triton, a moon of Neptune, orbit is as close to a perfect circle with an eccentricity of 0.000016 The Earth for comparison has an eccentricity of 0.01671022

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Do all planets have eliptical orbits?

No, not all planets have elliptical orbits. While most planets in our solar system have nearly circular orbits, some planets, like Mercury and Pluto, have more elliptical orbits. Additionally, exoplanets outside our solar system can have a variety of orbital shapes.


One of the discoveries that led to the modern view of the Solar System was that the BLANK of the planets were ellipses?

One of the discoveries that led to the modern view of the Solar System was that the orbits of the planets were ellipses. This was one of the key contributions from Johannes Kepler's laws of planetary motion, which replaced the earlier belief that planetary orbits were perfect circles.


What are the planets with the most circular orbits?

Venus has the least eccentric (most nearly circular) orbit of the eight in our solar system.


What force is responible for the orbits of the planets in the solar system?

Gravity from the Sun holds the planets in their orbits.


What discovery led to the modern view of the solar system was that the orbits of the planets?

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Suppose you view the solar system from high above Earth's north pole what about planetary orbits will be true?

From that vantage point, you would observe the planets orbiting the Sun counterclockwise. The orbits will be nearly in the same plane, known as the ecliptic plane. Also, you would see that inner planets move faster in their orbits compared to outer planets.


One of the discoveries which led to the modern view of the solar system was that the orbits of the planets are?

One of the discoveries was that the orbits of the planets are elliptical, not circular as previously thought. This was proposed by Johannes Kepler in the early 17th century based on the observations of Tycho Brahe.


What 2 planets have the most cicular orbits?

Venus has an eccentricity of 0.00677323 Neptune has an eccentricity of 0.00858587 Triton, a moon of Neptune, orbit is as close to a perfect circle with an eccentricity of 0.000016 The Earth for comparison has an eccentricity of 0.01671022


How do planets stay on orbit?

The gravity of the Sun keeps the planets in their orbits. They stay in their orbits because there is no other force in the Solar System which can stop them.


Paths in which objects travel around the sun?

Objects in our solar system, including planets, asteroids, and comets, travel around the Sun in elliptical orbits. The planets orbit the Sun in nearly circular paths along a plane known as the ecliptic. Comets and asteroids can have more eccentric and tilted orbits compared to the planets.


What planet passes out of the solar system?

None of the planets pass out of our solar system. The orbits of the planets, irregular as they may be IS the solar system.


What work contributed to the modern understanding of the solar system by determining that the planets moved in elliptical orbits?

That was the work of Kepler, resulting in his Laws of Planetary Motion.