Kuiper Belt object. Computer illustration of an object orbiting in the Kuiper Belt. The Kuiper Belt is a collection of icy,rocky bodies that orbit the Sun at the outer region of the Solar System. It extends outwards from the orbit of Neptune,past the orbit of Pluto to about two times the Sun-Pluto distance. Kuiper Belt objects (KBOs) range in size from small rocks to Pluto-sized objects. The Kuiper Belt is believed to be the source of short-period comets. Originally classified as a planet,Pluto is now considered to be a KBO | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / T. Pyle (SSC) / JPL-Caltech / NASA |
Taille de l’image : | 3315 px × 2652 px |
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