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Detection of Methane on Kuiper Belt Object (50000) Quaoar [PDF]

, 2006
The near-infrared spectrum of (50000) Quaoar obtained at the Keck Observatory shows distinct absorption features of crystalline water ice, solid methane and ethane, and possibly other higher order hydrocarbons. Quaoar is only the fifth Kuiper belt object
Schaller, E. L., M. E. Brown, Brown, M. E., E. L. Schaller   +3 more
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LiDO: Exploring the Stable Plutino Parameter Space

The Planetary Science Journal
We present a publicly available, high-resolution, filled-parameter-space synthetic distribution of the plutinos, trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) librating in the 3:2 mean-motion resonance with Neptune, with particular focus on the plutinos simultaneously ...
Samantha M. Lawler, Mark Comte, Rosemary E. Pike, Mike Alexandersen, Ying-Tung Chen, Cameron Collyer, Matthew Holman, J. J. Kavelaars, Lowell Peltier, Cameron Semenchuck   +9 more
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Kuiper Belt Objects Along the Pluto-Express Path [PDF]

, 1997
The science objective of this work is to identify objects in the Kuiper Belt which will, in the 5 years following Pluto encounter, be close to the flight path of NASA's Pluto Express.
Jewitt, David
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Long-term Dynamical Stability in the Outer Solar System. II. Detailed Secular Evolution of Four Large Regular and Resonant Trans-Neptunian Objects

The Astronomical Journal
The long-term evolution of the outer solar system is subject to the influence of the giant planets, however, perturbations from other massive bodies located in the region imprint secular signatures, which are discernible in long-term simulations. In this
Marco A. Muñoz-Gutiérrez, Antonio Peimbert, Angeles Pérez-Villegas   +2 more
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Geochemical Modeling from the Asteroid Belt to the Kuiper Belt: Systematic Review

Encyclopedia
The high costs and time-consuming nature of space exploration missions are among the major barriers to studying deep space. The lack of samples and limited information make such studies challenging, highlighting the need for innovative solutions ...
Arash Yoosefdoost, Rafael M. Santos
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The Edges of Planetary Systems: Falling Off the Kuiper Cliff in a Dissipating Gas Disk

The Astrophysical Journal
Probably the last planetesimals to have formed from dust in the solar nebula are cold classical Kuiper Belt Objects (CCKBOs). To the extent that they are isolated and unchanged since birth, CCKBOs offer direct insights into nebular processes.
Rixin Li, Eugene Chiang
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Other Kuiper Belts

The Astrophysical Journal, 2004
When a main sequence star evolves into a red giant and its Kuiper Belt Object's (KBO's) reach a temperature of about 170 K, the dust released during the rapid ice-sublimation of these cometary bodies may lead to a detectable infrared excess at 25 microns, depending upon the mass of the KBO's.
openaire   +2 more sources

Col-OSSOS: Investigating the Origins of Different Surfaces in the Primordial Kuiper Belt

The Planetary Science Journal
The Colours of the Outer Solar System Origins Survey (Col-OSSOS) measured the optical/near-IR colors of a brightness-complete sample of trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs).
Laura E. Buchanan, Megan E. Schwamb, Wesley C. Fraser, Michele T. Bannister, J. J. Kavelaars, Michaël Marsset, Rosemary E. Pike, David Nesvorný, Samantha M. Lawler, Susan D. Benecchi, Nuno Peixinho, Nicole J. Tan, Kathryn Volk, Mike Alexandersen, Jean-Marc Petit   +14 more
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The Effect of Massive Trans-Neptunian Objects in the Long-term Evolution and Leakage Rates of Neptune’s 3:2 and 2:1 Mean Motion Resonances

The Astronomical Journal
The current populations trapped in Neptune’s main mean motion resonances in the Kuiper Belt, Plutinos in the 3:2 and Twotinos in the 2:1, contain some of the best-characterized minor objects in the solar system, given their dynamical importance.
Marco A. Muñoz-Gutiérrez, Sebastián Ramírez-Vargas, Antonio Peimbert, Angeles Pérez-Villegas, Cristobal Petrovich   +4 more
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Dave Jewitts Kuiper Belt Page

, 2009
This web page from Professor David Jewitt gives an explanation of kuiper belt objects and comets.
Jewitt, D. (David)
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