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The Oort Cloud is a vast, spherical shell of icy objects and comet nuclei that surrounds the solar system, extending far beyond the orbit of Pluto. It is believed to contain billions of icy bodies that can become comets when they are perturbed by gravitational influences. The Kuiper Belt, on the other hand, is a flattened region of the solar system located just beyond Neptune, populated with small, icy bodies, including dwarf planets like Pluto and Eris. Both regions are remnants from the early solar system and provide insights into its formation and evolution.
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Which has not actually been seen by astronomers the Main asteroid belt the Oort cloud or the Kuiper belt?
The Oort Cloud has not been directly observed by astronomers, while both the Main Asteroid Belt and the Kuiper Belt have been observed and studied. The Oort Cloud is a theoretical region of icy bodies beyond the Kuiper Belt, and its presence is inferred from the trajectories of some comets.
Are most comets found in either Oort cloud or the asteroid belt?
Rocky asteroids. Icy comets often live in and come from the Kuiper Belt.
What is the Kuiper Belt and the Oort cloud?
The Kuiper Belt is a region of icy bodies beyond Neptune's orbit, containing dwarf planets such as Pluto and Eris. The Oort Cloud is a hypothetical region of icy bodies surrounding the solar system, extending much farther out than the Kuiper Belt and is the source of long-period comets.
Where do comets form?
Comets have two main sources, the Oort Cloud or the Kuiper Belt
The kuiper belt and oort cloud are thought to be home to what objects?
The kuiper belt mainly consists of the dwarf planets beyond neptune. These include Pluto, Eris, Dysnomiya, Sedna, etc. The oort cloud is home to all the comets that are present in the universe.
Which has not actually been seen by astronomers the Main asteroid belt the Oort cloud or the Kuiper belt?
The Oort Cloud has not been directly observed by astronomers, while both the Main Asteroid Belt and the Kuiper Belt have been observed and studied. The Oort Cloud is a theoretical region of icy bodies beyond the Kuiper Belt, and its presence is inferred from the trajectories of some comets.
Is Kuiper belt and Oort cloud a country?
No. Regions in outer space.
What solar system landmarks is Sedna between?
The Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud.
Are most comets found in either Oort cloud or the asteroid belt?
Rocky asteroids. Icy comets often live in and come from the Kuiper Belt.
Which takes longer to orbit the sun oort cloud or kupiter belt?
The Oort cloud is generally much further out than the Kuiper belt, so Oort cloud objects will generally take a lot longer to orbit our sun.
What is the Kuiper Belt and the Oort cloud?
The Kuiper Belt is a region of icy bodies beyond Neptune's orbit, containing dwarf planets such as Pluto and Eris. The Oort Cloud is a hypothetical region of icy bodies surrounding the solar system, extending much farther out than the Kuiper Belt and is the source of long-period comets.
Where do comets form?
Comets have two main sources, the Oort Cloud or the Kuiper Belt
Sedna is different from other dwarf planets?
in in between the kuiper belt and oort cloud
The kuiper belt and oort cloud are thought to be home to what objects?
The kuiper belt mainly consists of the dwarf planets beyond neptune. These include Pluto, Eris, Dysnomiya, Sedna, etc. The oort cloud is home to all the comets that are present in the universe.
What is the name of the cloud with frozen comets that is by Pluto?
The cloud of frozen comets that surrounds Pluto is called the Kuiper Belt.
What is the name of the celestial body thought to have come from the Kuiper belt and Oort cloud?
The correct answer is comet!
What is name for the portion of the outer solar system where comets can be found?
the oort cloud and the kuiper belt
