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Why are the orbits of planets in the same plane?

Asked by krrazypassions (1355points) June 24th, 2011

The former ninth planet Pluto orbited in a different plane- but the eight planets orbit in the same plane. Why?

Is it because the sun itself is orbiting around the center of Milky Way galaxy and the planets can orbit only in the plane perpendicular to the direction in which the sun is moving?

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