2006-08-26 16:23:48 · 7 answers · asked by rajurenjitgrover 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Pluto's orbit is in a 3:2 resonance with Neptune's. This puts Neptune far from Pluto whenver Pluto is inside of Neptune's orbit. A non-resonant configuration would not be stable and would likely see Pluto ejected from the solar system within several thousands of orbits.
Pluto actually passes closer to Uranus than it ever does to Neptune.
2006-08-27 19:08:48 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. Quark 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I dont think so. It is on a set corse. An object in moation stays in moation. Unless the greaviattion pull of the sun changes, I dont thin it could happen. If it did, I think Pluto would just get trapped in the gravitational pull of Neptune, becoming another moon.
2006-08-26 16:30:45 · answer #2 · answered by quest 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Almost certainly not. Although the orbits intersect if mapped onto a sheet of paper, Pluto's orbit is quite inclined to Neptune's, so the orbits would have to intersect at the line of nodes for a collision to occur. (The line of nodes is the line where the orbital planes of the two objects intersect.)
2006-08-26 16:29:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
No. Pluto's orbit is tilted in such a way that it's orbit does not intersect Neptune's orbit at any time.
2006-08-26 16:58:54 · answer #4 · answered by Keith P 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Either that or Neptune's gravity would capture Pluto and make it a moon.
2006-08-26 16:32:25 · answer #5 · answered by The Invisible Man 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it's quite possible, but since earth is so far away, we wouldn't have any effects
2006-08-26 16:28:10 · answer #6 · answered by Dwight D J 5 · 0⤊ 5⤋
I don't think so...
2006-08-26 16:38:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋