do all the planets in the solar system lie in one flat plane?

Dear All,

I have the following question.

Do all the planets in the solar system lie in one flat plane?

regards,
Yogesh Joshi

"ashok" wrote in message
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Dear All,

I have the following question.

Do all the planets in the solar system lie in one flat plane?

No.

In article , Ashok
wrote:
Do all the planets in the solar system lie in one flat plane?

Compared to the orbit of the Earth, the most inclined orbit is
that of Pluto, at 17 degrees. The next most inclined is Mercury's orbit
at 7 degrees.
For comparison of planetary data, see
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/

--
Aidan Karley,
Aberdeen, Scotland,
Location: 57°10'11" N, 02°08'43" W (sub-tropical Aberdeen), 0.021233

(ashok) wrote in
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Dear All,

I have the following question.

Do all the planets in the solar system lie in one flat plane?

Not precisely, no; but the simple answer is, "Except for Pluto (which isn't
really a planet), pretty much, yes."

Ah, finally, the truth comes out! You beat me to it!

Saul Levy


On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 18:13:03 GMT, Paul Lawler
wrote:

(ashok) wrote in
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Dear All,

I have the following question.

Do all the planets in the solar system lie in one flat plane?

Not precisely, no; but the simple answer is, "Except for Pluto (which isn't
really a planet), pretty much, yes."

In article . 202, Paul Lawler
wrote:
Not precisely, no; but the simple answer is, "Except for Pluto (which isn't
really a planet), pretty much, yes."

Depends on whose definition of "planet" you accept.

--
Aidan Karley,
Aberdeen, Scotland,
Location: 57°10'11" N, 02°08'43" W (sub-tropical Aberdeen), 0.021233

"ashok" wrote in message
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Dear All,

I have the following question.

Do all the planets in the solar system lie in one flat plane?


Not Pluto.

Aidan Karley wrote in
dated:

In article . 202,
Paul Lawler wrote:
Not precisely, no; but the simple answer is, "Except for Pluto (which
isn't really a planet), pretty much, yes."

Depends on whose definition of "planet" you accept.

Indeed... but I posit to you (most courteously, of course), that if Pluto
were discovered today it would not be classified as a "planet."

I also posit that if alcohol and tobacco were discovered today, they would
not be allowed by the FDA to come to market, but that's a different
argument. g