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Kuiper belt: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

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Planetary science

the disk of small icy bodies orbiting beyond Neptune, confirmed by the discovery of object 1992 QB1.

In planetary science, Kuiper belt refers to the disk of small icy bodies orbiting beyond Neptune, confirmed by the discovery of object 1992 QB1. This meaning comes from Jewitt (1993) in Nature.[1]

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References

Jewitt, D., & Luu, J. (1993). Discovery of the candidate Kuiper belt object 1992 QB1. Nature, 362(6422), 730-732. https://doi.org/10.1038/362730a0

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