What’s the Kuiper Belt?

The Kuiper belt is a region beyond Neptune with hundreds of orbiting Kuiper belt objects, including Pluto and Charon. It was hypothesized in the 1930s and popularized by Gerard Kuiper in 1951. KBOs are diverse in size and appearance and are classified into classical and resonant groups. Most KBOs are classical, while resonant KBOs occupy […]

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