Why are most planetary orbits nearly circular?

Why are the orbits of the planets nearly circular?

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    All of these objects probably formed from the same swirling disk of material. As such they initially had nearly circular orbits. However, the planets grew much larger than comets or asteroids did. Because of this, it takes a lot more force to move them out of their orbits.

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All of these objects probably formed from the same swirling disk of material. As such they initially had nearly circular orbits. However, the planets grew much larger than comets or asteroids did. Because of this, it takes a lot more force to move them out of their orbits.

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