What is Kuiper belt?

 Kuiper belt is a circumstellar disc in the outer Solar System. 


Image source and credit:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuiper_belt


It begins at  30 AU from the sun and stretch till 50 AU from the sun.

Analysis indicates that Kuiper belt objects are composed of a mixture of rock and a variety of ices such as water, methane, and ammonia.

Want to know more about object in kuiper belt, refer to below list-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_brightest_Kuiper_belt_objects



Note- Information is based on wiki link-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuiper_belt


Below is translation of above text in Portuguese by Elaine (Teacher from Brazil,In São Paulo)


O que é o cinturão de Kuiper?


 O cinturão de Kuiper é um disco circunstelar no Sistema Solar exterior.

Começa a 30 UA do sol e se estende até 50 UA do sol.

 A análise indica que os objetos do cinturão de Kuiper são compostos de uma mistura de rocha e uma variedade de gelo, como água, metano e amônia.


 Quer saber mais sobre o objeto no cinto kuiper, consulte a lista-https abaixo: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_brightest_Kuiper_belt_objects


 Nota- As informações são baseadas no link wiki-https: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuiper_belt


Fonte e crédito da imagem: https: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuiper_belt

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