Even though Pluto is usually the farthest planet its path is highly elliptical crossing inside the p...........

World Geography (Easy) Space

Even though Pluto is usually the farthest planet, its path is highly elliptical, crossing inside the path of some other planet. As a result, for a period of twenty years from 1979 the farthest planet is not Pluto but -

Jupiter

Saturn

Uranus

Neptune

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Explanation:

Pluto is usually farthest from the Sun. However, its orbit “crosses” inside of Neptune’s orbit for 20 years out of every 248 years. Pluto last crossed inside Neptune’s orbit on February 7, 1979, and temporarily became the 8th planet from the Sun. Hence option 4th is correct.