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How do Eris and other large Kuiper belt objects compare to Pluto and Charon?
Eris is similar in size to Pluto and about the same distance from the sun, while Charon is much smaller. Eris, Pluto, and Charon are all considered large Kuiper Belt objects, with Eris being slightly larger than Pluto and Charon being about half the size of Pluto.
What are the moons of the kuiper belt?
Some known moons of Kuiper Belt Objects include Charon (moon of Pluto), Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra (moons of Pluto), as well as Dysnomia (moon of Eris) and Hi'iaka and Namaka (moons of Haumea).
What is the donut-shaped region of comets the begins near Neptune's orbit?
the KUIPER BELT
Who was the Kuiper belt named after?
The Kuiper Belt is named after Gerard Kuiper; he was one of the only scientists who had theories about the Kuiper belt in the early fifties
What is a nickname for the kuiper belt?
it's sometimes called the Edgeworth-Kuiper belt
What is another name for the asteroid belt and Kuiper belt?
The asteroid belt is sometimes referred to as the "main belt," while the Kuiper belt is also known as the "Edgeworth-Kuiper belt."
What does Pluto dwells on on the inner Edge?
Kuiper belt
What is the full name of the kuiper belt?
The full name of the Kuiper Belt is the Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt. It is named for the astronomers Kenneth Edgeworth and Gerard Kuiper. The Kuiper Belt is a region of the Earths solar system that is found beyond the planets. It extends from the orbit of Neptune.
Is the Kuiper belt close to Jupiter?
No. The Kuiper belt is out past the orbit of Neptune.
Where is the kuiper belt located at?
The kuiper belt are a collection of rocks beyond the orbit of Pluto. All the dwarf planets (except Ceres) are near the Kuiper Belt.
Is earth part of the Kuiper belt?
No. The Kuiper belt is thirty to fifty times farther from the sun than Earth is.
What is the classification of the kuiper belt?
astroid belt
