Code Number: 8A60.50

Demo Title: The Kuiper Belt

Condition: Good

Principle: Small objects beyond the orbit of Neptune

Area of Study: Astronomy

References:

Michael E. Brown, "The Planet Nine Hypothesis", Physics Today, Vol. 72, #3, Mar. 2019, p. 70.
Steven K. Blau, "A Giant Planet in the Kuiper Belt", Physics Today, Vol. 69, #4, Apr. 2016, p. 23.
Michael E. Brown, "The Kuiper Belt", Physics Today, Vol. 57, #4, Apr. 2004, p. 49.
S.A. Stern et al, "Initial Results from the New Horizons Exploration of 2014 MU69, a Small Kuiper Belt Object", Science, Vol. 364, May 17, 2019, p.649

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8A60.50 - The Kuiper Belt

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