Kuiper Belt (Noun)
Meaning
A disk-shaped region of minor planets outside the orbit of Neptune.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- The Kuiper Belt is thought to be the source of many short-period comets that have highly elliptical orbits around the Sun.
- In the Kuiper Belt, Pluto is by far the largest and most well-known object discovered to date.
- Several small icy bodies orbiting within the Kuiper Belt have been identified with possible subsurface oceans.
- Scientists believe the Kuiper Belt contains many other dwarf planets that have not yet been detected or confirmed.
- The New Horizons probe flew through the Kuiper Belt region after its Pluto flyby, allowing researchers to collect data about the region.