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Record 1 2022-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
  • Space Physics
CONT

Both Arrokoth ... and Pluto are in the Kuiper Belt – a donut-shaped region of icy bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune. There may be millions of these icy objects, collectively referred to as Kuiper Belt objects (KBOs) or trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs), in this distant region of our solar system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie
  • Physique spatiale
CONT

La ceinture de Kuiper s'étend aux confins du Système solaire, au-delà de l'orbite de Neptune, entre 30 et 55 UA [unités astronomiques] (1 UA correspond à la distance moyenne entre la Terre et le Soleil).

Spanish

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