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- proper noun the Tongva god of creation. Also spelled Qua-o-ar, Kwawar, etc.
- proper noun a large
trans-Neptunian object in theKuiper Belt
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Examples
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Quaoar is that rocky, icy not-quite a planet that was discovered in 2002 on the fringes of the solar system.
It's psephology! It's astrology! It's .... Psephstrology (R) ! amuchmoreexotic 2005
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The Kuiper Belt is a greatly unexplored region, and many more objects of that size may be found; it is also possible that some other already found bodies, such as Quaoar and Sedna certainly could be added to that list.
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Quaoar was discovered in 2002 in the Kuiper belt, a ring of icy bodies beyond Neptune.
Planet-x.com.au » Astro Cast: Is densest Kuiper belt object a wayward asteroid? 2010
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Quaoar was discovered in 2002 in the Kuiper belt, a ring of icy bodies beyond Neptune.
Planet-x.com.au » European Tribune – Community, Politics & Progress. 2010
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It is theorized that cryovolcanism may also be present on the Kuiper Belt Object Quaoar.
Planet-x.com.au » Eruptions of Volcanoes in Solar System: Earth, Io, Enceladus, Venus 2010
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They end up asking a California Tongva tribe for permission to use the name of their deity Quaoar.
The Man Who Made a Planet Vanish James Kennedy 2010
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Even that has become more complicated, with the discovery of objects like Chiron, Sedna, Quaoar, Eris, etc.
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Quaoar, a large body in the outer solar system, seems to be made almost entirely of rock, with very little ice – it may be a refugee from the asteroid belt …
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He mentions Quaoar, but that's just the tip of the iceberg (or a fraction of the iceball, if you prefer).
Archive 2006-01-29 Edward Willett 2006
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He mentions Quaoar, but that's just the tip of the iceberg (or a fraction of the iceball, if you prefer).
More on the "10th Planet" Edward Willett 2006
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