Are the orbits of the planets are more or less in same plane in our solar system?

Question

Are the orbits of the planets are more or less in same plane in our solar system?

Answer 1

Inclination of orbit to Earth's orbital plane.

Mercury    7   Degrees

Venus      3.4 Degrees

Mars        1.8 Degrees

Jupiter      1.3 Degrees

Saturn      2.5 Degrees

Neptune   1.8 Degrees

Pluto      17.2 Degrees

D.Bumstead

Answer 2

With the exception of Mercury, all the planets are almost perfectly in co-planar orbits. Only Mercury's orbit deviates from the ecliptic significantly. It's orbit is tilted seven degrees with respect to the ecliptic, or the plane of Earth's orbit.  

Answer 3

More or less. Pluto's is way off. One of the reasons it got demoted.

Answer 4

More or less... yes.

But no where near perfect.

Google Celestia, its a free program that gives you a high detail map 3-D map of the solar system with many options.

Answer 5

no , differant planes . one mass.

Answer 6

Yes, within a few degrees. Mercury's orbit is tilted 7 degrees to Earth's orbit, Venus 3 degrees, Mars, Saturn, and Neptune 2, and Jupiter and Uranus 1. (Rounded to the nearest whole degree.)

Pluto's orbit is tilted 17 degrees. That orbital tilt, along with the fact that it crosses Neptunes orbit, is an important reason for not considering it a real planet, in addition to the main reason, which is its very small size.