Could ever Pluto slam into Neptune?

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Pluto's orbit intersects with Neptune's, but they will never collide due to their 3:2 orbital resonance, which maintains a safe distance between them. While perturbations could theoretically alter Pluto's orbit, the natural precession of their orbital nodes prevents any potential collision. Even if Pluto's nodes were to cross Neptune's orbital plane, the resonance mechanism ensures they remain separated. The discussion highlights that despite the complex dynamics, Pluto's trajectory is stable in relation to Neptune. Thus, a collision between Pluto and Neptune is not a concern.
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Pluto's orbit intersects with Neptune's, so that may happen one day?
 
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According to a NASA site -
Despite the fact that Pluto and Neptune temporarily change places in their distance from the Sun, they will never collide.

http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ask_astro/answers/970326c.html

Perhaps that would change with the right perturbation to Pluto's orbit. But then what would that be?
 
If I remember correctly it has to do with that even though Pluto passes within Neptune's orbit, due to Pluto's inclination it doesn't come anywhere near Neptune's actual orbital path.

*edit* But as Astronuc stated, a sufficient perturbation could change everything.
 
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The perturbation could just be the natural precession of the nodes. As an analogy, the nodes of Earth's moon rotate a full cycle every 18 years. Here's an animation:
http://www.orbitsimulator.com/gravity/saros.GIF
All the planets have precessing nodes, even Earth which virtually has no nodes since its inclination is defined to be 0. The planets' nodes precess much slower than the nodes of Earth's moon (millions of years for a cycle is my guess). If Neptune's nodes and Pluto's nodes precess at different rates, then Pluto's nodes with respect to Neptune's orbital plane could one day cross Neptune's orbital plane at Neptune's orbital distance. Then Pluto's 17 degree difference with Neptune would no longer be an advantage.

But Neptune's 3:2 orbital resonance with Pluto will still protect Pluto from ever colliding. And it has a correction mechanism that keeps the resonance intact even in the presence of perturbations, ensuring that Pluto is never close to Neptune when it crosses Neptunes orbital plane. Here's is a page I made with an explanation and an animation:
http://www.orbitsimulator.com/gravity/articles/pluto.html
 
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