SOLAR SYSTEM

UNIVERSE

COMETS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In what region would you find the dwarf planet Pluto?
A
Trojan asteroids
B
Oort Cloud
C
Asteroid Belt
D
Kuiper Belt
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Pluto is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt, a donut-shaped region of icy bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune. There may be millions of these icy objects, collectively referred to as Kuiper Belt objects (KBOs) or trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs), in this distant region of our solar system.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pluto is a Kuiper Belt object, meaning it lies within a thick disc of worlds beyond Neptune.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dwarf planet Haumea is a member of a group of objects that orbit in a disc-like zone beyond the orbit of Neptune called the Kuiper Belt.

Detailed explanation-4: -The five best-known dwarf planets are Ceres, Pluto, Makemake, Haumea, and Eris. Except for Ceres, which lies in the main asteroid belt, these small worlds are located in the Kuiper Belt.

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