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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.
Why the planets not colliding each other?
The planets in the solar system are in well-spaced out, stable, roughly circular orbits - they don't come close enough to collide with each other. Asteroids and comets, however, are on more elliptical, unstable orbits that often cross the orbits of the planets, and sometimes planets collide with asteroids and comets.
What is the main difference between the orbits of the inner and outer planets?
The planets revolve in elliptical orbits. The inner planets have orbits 230 million km or less from the Sun. The outer planets have orbits 775 million km or greater.
Does the orbits of the planets intersect in space?
No, the orbits of planets in our solar system do not intersect in space. Each planet follows its own unique path around the Sun, and these paths are well separated and do not cross each other. Any apparent intersection of orbits is only in the two-dimensional view from Earth and not in three-dimensional space.
Why do different planets have different length orbits?
Different planets have different length orbits because they are at varying distances from the sun. The farther a planet is from the sun, the longer it takes to complete an orbit. This is due to the gravitational pull of the sun, which affects the speed at which planets travel around it.
Is it possible for two planets in solar system to collide?
No, the planets do not leave their orbits and their orbits do not cross
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.
When does Pluto cross?
None of the eight planets has an orbit that crossesanother. Dwarf planets (which include Pluto) and Dwarf Planet candidates do cross orbits of planets and each
Why the planets not colliding each other?
The planets in the solar system are in well-spaced out, stable, roughly circular orbits - they don't come close enough to collide with each other. Asteroids and comets, however, are on more elliptical, unstable orbits that often cross the orbits of the planets, and sometimes planets collide with asteroids and comets.
Does any planet cross the earth's orbit?
There are no planets that cross the earth's orbit. Pluto (dwarf, or minor planet) and Neptune are the only planets whose orbits cross. However there are over 100 asteroids (minor planets) that cross the earth's orbit.
What is the main difference between the orbits of the inner and outer planets?
The planets revolve in elliptical orbits. The inner planets have orbits 230 million km or less from the Sun. The outer planets have orbits 775 million km or greater.
Which two planet have orbits that at time cross one another making them switch their order from the sun?
No planets fulfill that criteria.
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 are the four planets that have orbits from most to least?
All the planets have orbits so four cannot be picked out.
Why don't planets collide when orbiting around the Sun?
They did, early in the formation of the solar system. But the planets still around today have established stable orbits far from each other. None of the major planets have orbits that intersect, but Pluto and some other small planetoids exist in "harmonic resonance" with the orbit of Neptune, the outermost major planet. And some asteroids that cross the orbits of Earth and other planets have likewise attained orbits that seldom if ever bring them close enough for a collision.
What of the planets are ellipses?
their orbits
Does the orbits of the planets intersect in space?
No, the orbits of planets in our solar system do not intersect in space. Each planet follows its own unique path around the Sun, and these paths are well separated and do not cross each other. Any apparent intersection of orbits is only in the two-dimensional view from Earth and not in three-dimensional space.
