Kuiper belt may hold fragments of Pluto.(Brief Article)

Science News | October 16, 1999| | Copyright

Comets and icy debris crowded into a swathe of the outer solar system known as the Kuiper belt once collided much more frequently than they do today. One of the most violent of these collisions gouged an icy moon from Pluto, the largest member of the belt, planetary scientists believe. A new study suggests that some Kuiper-belt residents are shards of that long-ago smashup.

If the hypothesis proves correct, pieces of Pluto and its moon Charon not only roam the belt, but some may have fallen to Earth. Comets and other material leave the belt and visit the inner solar ...

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