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What is the donut-shaped region of comets the begins near Neptune's orbit?
the KUIPER BELT
What two planets are part of the kuiper belt?
The Kuiper Belt is a region in the outer solar system beyond Neptune that is home to many small icy bodies. The two dwarf planets that are known to reside in the Kuiper Belt are Pluto and Eris.
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 planet Is a kuiper belt object?
The Kuiper belt is located between 20 AU (Astronomical Units, where 1 AU is the earth to sun distance), to about 50 AU from the sun. It is made up of lots of small objects too small to be called planets, but which are in orbit around our sun. It is a bit like the asteroid belt, but much further out and spread over larger distances.
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
Is Eris in the kuiper belt?
Yes, Eris is in the Kuiper Belt, a region of our solar system beyond Neptune that is home to many icy bodies and dwarf planets. Eris is one of the largest known dwarf planets in the Kuiper Belt and was discovered in 2005.
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.
In What year and by whom was the planet pluto discovered?
The dwarf planet Pluto was discovered in the year 1930. It was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh and is the largest object found in the Kuiper belt.
What year MakeMake discovered?
MakeMake was discovered on March 31, 2005. It is a dwarf planet located in the Kuiper Belt, beyond Neptune in our solar system.
