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Kuiper BeltOne entry found. Main Entry: Kui·per Belt Pronunciation: \ˈkī-pər-\ Function: noun Etymology: Gerald A. Kuiper †1973 United States (Dutch-born) astronomer Date: 1988 : a band of small celestial bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune from which many short-period comets are believed to originate — compare oort cloud
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