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To: SunkenCiv
Kuiper Belt, .. believed to be leftover rubble from the Solar System's building phase

I think it's the remains of a planet that broke apart, perhaps due to a collision.

7 posted on 12/14/2005 12:34:39 PM PST by aimhigh
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To: aimhigh

If that is debris from a collision or planetary explosion, there has not been time since the sun was created for the debris to spread over 100 AU.


27 posted on 12/15/2005 11:05:03 AM PST by RightWhale (Not transferable -- Good only for this trip)
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