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Kuiper_belt
Kuiper belt
See also: Kuiper Belt
English
Proper noun
- (astronomy) The Kuiper Belt, a region of space between 30 and 50 astronomical units from the Sun, roughly confined within a thick band around the ecliptic of the Solar System. This area is populated by many thousands of trans-Neptunian objects.
Synonyms
- Edgeworth–Kuiper belt
Hypernyms
Related terms
- Kuiper Belt environment
- Kuiper belt object / Kuiper Belt object
Translations
region of space in the Solar System
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Derived terms
Noun
Kuiper belt (plural Kuiper belts)
- (astronomy) a type of asteroid belt found in the outer regions of planetary systems that forms an annular belt or disc around the system's center, lying beyond the planetary formation region for major planets, which may extend outwards to reach the inner Oort cloud
Hyponyms
- Kuiper disc / Kuiper disk