Look at the picture. Let's first look at the orbits of Uranus and Neptune. Do you see how they orbit the Sun in a circle that is mostly flat?
Uranus
Neptune
Image Credit: NASA
Look at the picture. Let's first look at the orbits of Uranus and Neptune. Do you see how they orbit the Sun in a circle that is mostly flat?
Uranus
Neptune
This is called the Ecliptic Plane.
Image Credit: NASA
Next, can you find Pluto's orbit? It is dark blue and
Pluto
Uranus
tilted
Neptune
Image Credit: NASA
Next, can you find Pluto's orbit? It is dark blue and
Pluto
Uranus
tilted
Neptune
As Pluto orbits the Sun, it travels above and below the ecliptic plane, along with some comets and other objects.
Image Credit: NASA
bkjhjg
Rebecca
Created on October 2, 2025
Start designing with a free template
Discover more than 1500 professional designs like these:
View
Randomizer
View
Timer
View
Find the pair
View
Hangman Game
View
Dice
View
Scratch and Win Game
View
Create a Word Search
Explore all templates
Transcript
Look at the picture. Let's first look at the orbits of Uranus and Neptune. Do you see how they orbit the Sun in a circle that is mostly flat?
Uranus
Neptune
Image Credit: NASA
Look at the picture. Let's first look at the orbits of Uranus and Neptune. Do you see how they orbit the Sun in a circle that is mostly flat?
Uranus
Neptune
This is called the Ecliptic Plane.
Image Credit: NASA
Next, can you find Pluto's orbit? It is dark blue and
Pluto
Uranus
tilted
Neptune
Image Credit: NASA
Next, can you find Pluto's orbit? It is dark blue and
Pluto
Uranus
tilted
Neptune
As Pluto orbits the Sun, it travels above and below the ecliptic plane, along with some comets and other objects.
Image Credit: NASA