THE KUIPER BELT (PART 3)

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 THE KUIPER BELT

Hello my  wings, I hope you all are healthy and happy and reading my blogs regularly.

Pluto stands out as somewhat stranger in the solar system. As a tiny ball of rock and ice usually far beyond the orbit of Neptune, it does not fit easily into either Terrestrial or Jovian category. Moreover, the orbit of Pluto is  highly eccentric, resembling that of comet rather than a planet.

 It is also very small and, had it been discovered today, would  probably would not have been classified as a planet at all. Instead it is better seen as being one of a number of trans-Neptunian objects, planetoids, and centaurs which make up the Kuiper belt.


 

 what is it ?

PLANETOIDS: is small not classified planet or a comet

CENTAURS:  icy minute planetoid.

The Kuiper belt is full of vast fields of icy asteroids of varying size, centaurs and planetoids orbiting sun beyond Neptune.

In July 2005, 10th planet named 2003 UB313 orbiting the sun, and is much larger than Pluto, and should be given planetary status only if Pluto remains as classified as a planet.

ERIS OR 2003UB313

 However, as time passes on, new technologies have come up, that means more and more large objects from the Kuiper belt have been discovered such as Sedna and Quaoar. 

QUAOAR


 

They are similar in size of Pluto, and although they are much farther from sun than Pluto, some believe they should gain planetary status, which would take the current number pf planets to twelve.

SEDNA


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What do you think, on what basis a planetoid is decided as planet or not?

Will come back with your answers on my next blog on "IS IT A PLANET OR NOT ?" 

Stay connected with ICONIC BLOG for more amazing Astronomical blogs and I will be publishing new blog on every Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

Thank you, stay happy, stay young, stay healthy.

 

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