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| − | + | '''The Kuiper belt''' is a region of space out beyond the orbit of [[Neptune]]. It was discovered by Gerard Kuiper. Objects in the Kuiper belt are called Kuiper belt objects (KBOs). Sometimes, comets from the Kuiper belt fall into the inner portion of the Solar System due to gravitational disturbances. | |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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[http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/TNOs.html List of known KBOs] | [http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/TNOs.html List of known KBOs] | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | John Gribbin, ''Companion to the Cosmos'' (Little, Brown & Company, 1996) | ||
{{Solarsystem}} | {{Solarsystem}} | ||
[[Category:Astronomy]] | [[Category:Astronomy]] | ||
Revision as of 02:59, October 27, 2007
The Kuiper belt is a region of space out beyond the orbit of Neptune. It was discovered by Gerard Kuiper. Objects in the Kuiper belt are called Kuiper belt objects (KBOs). Sometimes, comets from the Kuiper belt fall into the inner portion of the Solar System due to gravitational disturbances.
External Links
References
John Gribbin, Companion to the Cosmos (Little, Brown & Company, 1996)
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