Why aren't the planets lined up in order of their mass?

Subject: Why aren't the planets lined up in order of their mass?

Date: Thu Sep 2 13:54:53 1999
Posted by Brent
Grade level: undergrad School: Richland Community College
City: Decatur State/Province: Il Country: USA
Area of science: Astronomy
ID: 936294893.As

Message:


It would seem like the gravitational pull of the sun would draw the 
heaviest planet in our solar system closest to the sun, and the lightest 
planet would orbit the furthest from the sun.  Why isn't this true?

Re: Why aren't the planets lined up in order of their mass?

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