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No, the Moon's orbit around the Earth is not in the same plane as the orbits of the other planets in our solar system. The Moon's orbit is inclined or tilted with respect to the plane of Earth's orbit around the Sun, known as the ecliptic plane.

The Moon's orbital plane is inclined at an angle of about 5.14 degrees with respect to the ecliptic plane. This inclination means that the Moon's orbit around the Earth is not aligned with the plane in which the planets orbit the Sun. The orbits of the planets in our solar system, including Earth, are generally within a few degrees of being coplanar (lying in the same plane).

The Moon's inclined orbit is a result of the specific conditions during its formation and the dynamics of the early solar system. It orbits the Earth on a slightly different plane compared to the planets, but it still follows a regular elliptical path around our planet.

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