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How Do Planets Not Hit Each Other?

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because they have stable orbits arround the sun...

The planets are circling the Sun at different distances. Even though some are in an elliptical orbit, they do not pass close to another one.

The planets have been existed for millions of years, so any that would have collided have already done so.

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Can other planets hit the earth?
No
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different distances depend on the size
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