The Kuiper Belt is one of the most distant objects in the solar system, but although our astronomical observation technologies have improved dramatically during the last decades, we are still not able to observe all the objects in this distant region of the solar system, is for this reason why the Kuiper Belt is one of the most mysterious places and in this video, we will show you ten impressive things you should know about the Kuiper Belt.
21. Does not contain any asteroids
When talking about the Kuiper belt, it is usually described as an asteroid belt similar to the one between Mars and Jupiter but located beyond Neptune.
20. It is larger than the asteroid belt
19. The Kuiper Ice
As we said in point 1, KBOs cannot be classified as asteroids since they are located outside the asteroid belt.
18. Neptune, the orchestra director
17 . It's huge!
The central yellow dot is the Sun, the red dots with letters are the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, and the disk with blue and orange dots are the KBOs known to date
16. Uncertain origin
Just as the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter has an uncertain origin, the Kuiper belt has a, until now, unknown origin
15. Natural Time Capsule
Thanks to the fact that the KBO is permanently frozen, any phenomenon in them is recorded and remains unchanged for billions of years.
14. Home of possible planets?
As we mentioned in point 2, the Kuiper belt has a mass that exceeds that of the asteroid belt by more than 200 times.
13. Origin of Comets
For years, one of the biggest mysteries of the solar system that astronomers didn't know how to answer was: Where did comets come from?
12. Origin of moons
Just as a KBO can leave its orbit and become a comet, sometimes these can be captured by the gravity of a planet. Then, instead of becoming comets, they become natural satellites of another planet.
11. Kuiper Cliff
The Kuiper Cliff is the name scientists give to the farthest part of the Kuiper Belt.
10) The first KB object was discovered in 1992
Pluto, a dwarf planet, stands out
9) We have been to the KB in 1983
NASA's Pioneer 10 spacecraft became the first to venture into the Kuiper Belt area in 1983, surpassing Neptune's orbit.
8) Arrokoth can be found in the KB
Upon closer examination, the object that initially resembled a snowman is actually a combination of two smaller objects that have been fused together for billions of years.
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7) The KB hosts the farthest object from the Sun: Farfarout
In 2018, astronomers made a groundbreaking announcement about the discovery of the most distant resident within our solar system.
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6) Eris, KBO that could have been a planet
In July 2005, scientists made a significant finding: a Kuiper Belt Object (KBO) initially believed to be around 10 percent larger than Pluto. T
5) The KB hosts Cubewanos
Not everybody knows that the Kuiper Belt is home to a peculiar group of celestial neighbors known as Cubewanos.
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4) The KB has Twins: Antipholus and Antipholus
Now, speaking of Cubewanos.
3) Is it safe for a spacecraft to cross the KB?
The possibility of the Kuiper Belt preventing humans from venturing beyond the solar system has always sparked curiosity. However, rest assured that this is not the case.
2) The KB is not unique to our Solar System
Similar to the abundance of confirmed exoplanets..
1) Astronomers have found the closest KB analog
Among the imaged debris disks, one stands out for its resemblance to our Kuiper Belt in both size and shape.
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00:00 Intro
00:15 21) Does not contain any asteroids
1:12 20) It is larger than the asteroid belt
2:06 19) The Kuiper Ice
2:57 18. Neptune, the orchestra director
4:17 17 . It's huge!
5:17 16) uncertain origin
6:27 15. Natural Time Capsule
7:57 14. Home of possible planets?
8:51 13) Origin of Comets
10:38 12) Origin of Moons
11:16 11) Kuiper Cliff
12:14 10) The first KB object was discovered in 1992
13:30 9) We have been to the KB in 1983
14:44 8) Arrokoth can be found in the KB
15:36 7) 7) The KB hosts the farthest object from the Sun: Farfarout
17:54 6) Eris, KBO that could have been a planet
19:03 5) The KB hosts Cubewanos
19:38 4) The KB has Twins: Antipholus and Antipholus
21:28 3) Is it safe for a spacecraft to cross the KB?
22:20 2) The KB is not unique to our Solar System
24:10 1) Astronomers have found the closest KB analog
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16 июн 2024
