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What large group of comets surrounds the solar system beyond Pluto?
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∙ 9y ago
This is the Kuiper Belt. It is located just beyond Pluto. There is also the Oort Cloud that surrounds the whole solar system.
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Which minor members of the solar system are thought to formed beyond the orbit of Pluto?
There are several types of such objects. The answer the question wants is probably "comets".
Where do you find comets in the solar system?
comets can be found in the oort cloud to the south of Pluto
What is the comet belt outside of Pluto's orbit called?
There are some comets near Pluto, amongst the bodies in the "Kuiper Belt". However, I think the answer to this question is the "Oort cloud" of comets, far beyond the orbit of Pluto.
do comets go near Pluto?
yes, comets travel around the solar system :l
What is the name of the belt that is home to some comets?
the Kuiper Belt that is found beyond the orbit of Pluto
Large group of comets beyond Pluto's orbit?
The Kuiper Belt, a theorized area far beyond Neptune. There are actually two "shells" of debris around the Solar System. The Kuiper Belt is beyond Neptune, and the Oort Cloud is believed to be beyond that.
Astronomers think that most comets come from?
They are from extreme outer parts of the solar system (known as "Kuiper belt") and from a huge cloud of comets lying far beyond the orbit of Pluto, completely surrounding the Sun (known as "Oort cloud").
can an asteroid comet or meteor hit Pluto?
Yes, any large object in the solar system can be hit by asteroids or comets. Pluto is located in the Kuiper Belt, a vast field of comets, so collisions with comets are probably not uncommon for the dwarf planet.
Are comets and asteroids included in the solar system?
Not all of them, but some. Pluto for example, is not a planet, but an asteroid, and it is included in the solar System.
What is true about a comet?
Comets have very elliptical orbits that usually take them far beyond the orbit of Pluto, but also take them closer to the Sun than Earth! Comets are held together by frozen gases(:
What celiestial body do comets orbit?
Any object with greater mass than another can cause the lesser object to orbit it. Most of our comets come from the Oort Cloud, beyond Pluto, and they orbit our Sun.
Where are comets in the solar system?
From my understanding, comets like to hang out way way past Pluto. Kind of like the asteroid belt. Some comets have 100 - 10,000 year orbit around our sun. But as for your question that's where the majority of the comets are.The above answer is right, partly. Comets are found just outside of the orbit of Pluto, in the Kuiper Belt. Another place is where beyond the Kuiper Belt though is the Oort Cloud. Hundreds upon thousands of comets are found in the Oort Cloud, which surrounds the Sun and all of the planets.Comets originate in the Kuiper Belt.
