MOST of the satellites of Uranus orbit the planet in:
A) the plane of the ecliptic and therefore almost at right angles to the plane of Uranus' equator.
B) various directions, each one reflecting the satellite's trajectory at the time it was captured by Uranus.
C) the plane of the planet's equator and therefore approximately in the plane of the ecliptic.
D) the plane of the planet's equator and therefore in a plane almost at right angles to the ecliptic.

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Most of the satellites of Uranus orbit the planet in the plane of the planet's equator, which is almost at right angles to the ecliptic. This is in contrast to the orbits of most of the other planets' moons, which orbit in the planets' equatorial plane.

MOST of the Satellites of Uranus Orbit the Planet In