| ▲ | Archelaos 2 days ago | |
> With the high inclination of the orbit (95 degrees) ... How can such a high inclination be explained? | ||
| ▲ | Polizeiposaune 2 days ago | parent [-] | |
The observed distribution of inclinations of long-period comets are why it's called the Oort cloud and not the Oort belt.. Short period comets are relatively close to the ecliptic, while very-long-period comets have evenly distributed inclinations suggesting that the objects in the Oort are more or less spherically distributed. Discussed here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oort_cloud#Development_of_theo... | ||