Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
region
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| gptkbp:contains |
dwarf planets
icy bodies |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
outer Kuiper belt
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| gptkbp:isAssociatedWith |
planetary formation
the solar system's formation |
| gptkbp:isCharacterizedBy |
low density
cold temperatures icy composition a diverse population of objects a low temperature environment a wide range of object sizes |
| gptkbp:isConsidered |
a source of short-period comets
a remnant of the early solar system a region of interest for astronomers a frontier for future space missions a key area for understanding planetary formation |
| gptkbp:isDividedInto |
inner and outer regions
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| gptkbp:isExploredIn |
telescopes
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| gptkbp:isHomeTo |
gptkb:Haumea
gptkb:Quaoar gptkb:Eris comets Makemake Sedna the largest known dwarf planet many binary systems many small icy bodies the most distant known dwarf planets the most distant known objects in the solar system the most distant known solar system objects the resonant objects the scattered disk objects the_Kuiper_belt's_outer_region the_cold_classical_Kuiper_belt_objects the_largest_known_trans-Neptunian_objects various_trans-Neptunian_objects |
| gptkbp:isLocatedIn |
solar system
30 to 55 AU from the Sun |
| gptkbp:isMarriedTo |
Neptune
millions of objects 20 to 50 AU from the Sun the source of many comets |
| gptkbp:isNamedAfter |
gptkb:Gerard_Kuiper
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| gptkbp:isPartOf |
gptkb:Kuiper_belt
the ecliptic plane the solar system's outer regions the_larger_Kuiper_belt_region |
| gptkbp:isStudiedIn |
astronomers
space missions its potential resources its potential for future exploration its role in solar system evolution its_gravitational_interactions_with_Neptune |
| gptkbp:isTaskedWith |
many small celestial bodies
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