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Kuiper belt

space Maturity 7-9

A big ring of ice sits far away.

Kuiper belt plot objects of outer solar system.png
Kuiper belt plot objects of outer solar system.png
It stays past the big blue planet Neptune. It has many small, icy rocks. Pluto lives in this cold place. It helps us learn about space. Do you want to see the stars?

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File:Kuiper belt plot objects of outer solar system.png
Kuiper belt plot objects of outer solar system.png
File:Pluto-Charon-v2-10-1-15.jpg
Pluto-Charon-v2-10-1-15.jpg
File:Gerard Kuiper 1964b.jpg
Gerard Kuiper 1964b.jpg
File:Julio A. Fernandez (recortado).jpg
Julio A. Fernandez (recortado).jpg
File:Mauna Kea Summit 2021-06-16 33 (cropped).jpg
Mauna Kea Summit 2021-06-16 33 (cropped).jpg
File:Kuiper-belt-eccentricity.svg
Kuiper-belt-eccentricity.svg
File:TNOs-wideview-inclination.svg
TNOs-wideview-inclination.svg
File:TheKuiperBelt classes-en.svg
TheKuiperBelt classes-en.svg
File:Hot and cold KBO.svg
Hot and cold KBO.svg
File:Lhborbits.png
Lhborbits.png
File:2003 UB313 near-infrared spectrum.png
2003 UB313 near-infrared spectrum.png
File:Artist’s impression of exiled asteroid 2004 EW95.jpg
Artist’s impression of exiled asteroid...

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