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Relationship of the Kuiper's Belt to the Oort's Cloud
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This illustration shows that the Kuiper Belt is shaped like a disk (see inset diagram) and resides within the shell-like structure of the Oort Cloud. Located on the outskirts of the Solar System, the Kuiper Belt is a "junkyard" of countless icy bodies left over from the Solar System's formation. The Oort Cloud is a vast shell of billions of comets.
The inset diagram compares Pluto's orbit with a Kuiper Belt binary object called 1998 WW31. The Kuiper Belt [the fuzzy disk] extends from inside Pluto's orbit to the edge of the Solar System.
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![Relationship of the Kuiper's Belt to the Oort's Cloud
This illustration shows that the Kuiper Belt is shaped like a disk (see inset diagram) and resides within the shell-like structure of the Oort Cloud. Located on the outskirts of the Solar System, the Kuiper Belt is a "junkyard" of countless icy bodies left over from the Solar System's formation. The Oort Cloud is a vast shell of billions of comets.
The inset diagram compares Pluto's orbit with a Kuiper Belt binary object called 1998 WW31. The Kuiper Belt [the fuzzy disk] extends from inside Pluto's orbit to the edge of the Solar System.
Parole chiave: Artistic Visions of the Solar System](albums/userpics/10008/normal_Kuiper_s%20Belt.jpg "Clicca per vedere l'immagine alla massima grandezza
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Relationship of the Kuiper's Belt to the Oort's Cloud
This illustration shows that the Kuiper Belt is shaped like a disk (see inset diagram) and resides within the shell-like structure of the Oort Cloud. Located on the outskirts of the Solar System, the Kuiper Belt is a \"junkyard\" of countless icy bodies left over from the Solar System's formation. The Oort Cloud is a vast shell of billions of comets.
The inset diagram compares Pluto's orbit with a Kuiper Belt binary object called 1998 WW31. The Kuiper Belt [the fuzzy disk] extends from inside Pluto's orbit to the edge of the Solar System.
Parole chiave: Artistic Visions of the Solar System")
