The Mysterious Plane of Planetary Orbits

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The elliptical orbits of planets in our solar system rotate on a single plane due to their formation from a single disk around the sun, which is also the equatorial plane. There are no significant external forces causing the planets to deviate from this orbital plane. However, some planets have tilted orbital planes, likely resulting from past impacts. These impacts are also thought to contribute to the eccentricity of the orbits. Understanding these dynamics is crucial for comprehending planetary formation and movement.
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Why do the elliptical orbits of the planets in our solar system rotate on a single plane.
 
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Because they were all formed from a single disk. The plane is also the equatorial plane of the sun.
 
Oh, I see so there are no external forces that would cause the planets to go up or down out of the orbital plane. Is there any type of 3-d graphic phys let out there that shows this process from the beginning to the forming of the planets.
 
Not all the planets are in the same plane, their orbit planes can be tilted a bit. Probably because of impacts in the past. Impacts also are believed to be the reasons for eccentricity of the orbits
 

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