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scattered disc

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  1. A trans-Neptunian region of the Solar System that overlaps the outer edge of the Kuiper…

    A trans-Neptunian region of the Solar System that overlaps the outer edge of the Kuiper belt, but also extends far beyond it, and is populated sparsely by small Solar System bodies.

    • The combined mass of the Kuiper belt and scattered disc is only of the order of 0.1M_🜨,^([0.1 Earth mass]) surprisingly low, but this has been a crucial clue in fathoming the evolution of the early solar system.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for scattered disc. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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