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Do The planets maintain circular orbits around the Sun?
The orbit of the planets in our Solar system are not perfectly circular, but eliptical. Each planet also has its own unique orbit, no two planets share an identical orbit. Because of the elliptical (oval) orbit of planets some get close to each other or cross the path of another planet's orbit.
Name the outer planets and describe three feature they share?
The outer planets' names are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. The 4 outer planets closest to the sun are all known as the gas giants. They all have a longer year than the inner planets. And they all are colder than the inner planets.
What are 4 characteristics that all of the outer planets share?
all outer planets aremade of gashave a thick atmospherethey have ringsand they are huge
Can two planets orbit each other?
No. That would make it a moon. Yes. Planets CAN orbit other planets. Pluto and Charon are a Binary planetary system, with both planets orbiting each other around a common center of gravity that exists in the space between them. However, as they are the only binary planets we know of, it seems to be a very rare occurrence. Planets can also be captured by other planets to become a moon during the early formation of a star system. It is believe many of Jupiter and Saturn's moons were originally planets.
What are some similarities of the inner and outer planets?
Inner and outer planets have some things that are in common but there mostly way different. For instants they both orbit the sun. On the other hand the outer planets are made mostly by gas, that's why they are called the gas giants. The inner planets are mostly made by rock and dust. The inner planets are called Terrestrial planets and the outer planets are called Jovian planets. The inner planets are closer to the sun, have more density, they have less moons, there about the size of Earth, and they rotate slowly. The outer planets (Jovian Planets) are farther from the sun, they have less density, they have more moons, they are large, about the size of Jupiter, they rotate rapidly, and they have more mass. These planets are alike because they both orbit the sun.
Do planets share the same orbit?
No, planets do not share the same orbit. Each planet in our solar system travels along its own distinct path around the Sun. The varying distances and speeds of planets in their orbits prevent them from sharing the same orbit.
What is a rogue planet?
That refers to "planets" which don't orbit stars - technically they would therefore not be planets, though they may share many other characteristics of planets.
Is saturn in an orbit with another solar body?
Yes, Saturn is in orbit around the Sun, like all the other planets in our solar system. It does not share its orbit with another specific solar body, but it does interact gravitationally with other planets and objects in the solar system.
Is mars in an orbit with another body?
It orbits around the sun like every other body.
What is the history of Neptune?
Neptune was formed around 4.5 billion years ago, along with the other planets in the solar system. Neptune is the fourth largest planet, after Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus. Almost identical in size to Uranus, its sister planet, Neptune was formed, along with the other planets, from the primordial Solar Nebula. While the larger planets (Jupiter and Saturn) received the lion's share of the nebula's hydrogen and helium, Uranus and Neptune appear to have received only rock and ice
What are some properties that the moon and earth share?
both are planets and are orbit with centripetal force. think about the atmospheres. They orbit around one another.
Do Each of the eight planets share an orbit?
No, each of the eight planets in our solar system orbits the sun on its own path defined by its distance and speed. This unique orbit for each planet is what allows them to maintain their positions and not collide with each other.
Do The planets maintain circular orbits around the Sun?
The orbit of the planets in our Solar system are not perfectly circular, but eliptical. Each planet also has its own unique orbit, no two planets share an identical orbit. Because of the elliptical (oval) orbit of planets some get close to each other or cross the path of another planet's orbit.
Name the outer planets and describe three feature they share?
The outer planets' names are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. The 4 outer planets closest to the sun are all known as the gas giants. They all have a longer year than the inner planets. And they all are colder than the inner planets.
Why there is only planet in each orbit around the sun?
In the case of our solar system, each of the eight major planets are sufficiently large in mass to have absorbed or expelled other matter from their orbital paths; this has precluded the formation of multiple planets in each orbit. Indeed, the current definition of a "planet" used by the IAU requires a body to have done this in order to be called a "planet." Other bodies, such as asteroids and dwarf planets, do share their orbits in whole or in part with other bodies. Some have suggested that the Moon is so large in relation to the Earth that the Earth and Moon could be considered a double planet system rather than a planet/satellite system. (The same was true of Pluto and Charon before Pluto was redefined as a dwarf planet.) This is not a widespread view, but in other solar systems double planets are thought to be quite common. Double planets orbit each other while orbiting their central star(s). In this situation, both planets would share an orbit around the star. There are small bodies called "Trojan asteroids" that share an orbit around the Sun with Jupiter and Saturn. Jupiter's and Saturn's gravity keep these asteroids in fixed positions.
Why cant planets share rings?
because if the planets were close enough to each other to be able to have a gravitational pull strong enough to share rings, the planets would ultimately collide
What are 4 characteristics that all of the outer planets share?
all outer planets aremade of gashave a thick atmospherethey have ringsand they are huge
