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Obvious when you think about it, but I didn't realise for ages that all the planets orbit in the same plane.
by gadders 6y ago
Obvious when you think about it, but I didn't realise for ages that all the planets orbit in the same plane.
- riffraff 6y agoRelated: I was mind blown when I realized this is true for the pretty obvious reason that the various orbits "averaged" out.
- sloaken 6y agoIs the obvious reason because the sun is spinning? Or some other not so obvious reason I do not know of?
- gadders 6y agoWell this may not be correct, but I'm assuming the plane they spin in is the same as the equator of the Sun and in the same direction as the Sun's rotation. That would make sense if they were made of "stuff" that was thrown out from the centre and clumped together.
- fragmede 6y agoPluto does not orbit in the same plane - it is about 17° off. HOWEVER! Pluto is no longer considered a planet, making this science fact true. (It is now considered a dwarf planet instead).