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- adjective Lying beyond the
orbit of theplanet Neptune (especially with regard toplanetary bodies). - adjective Located beyond the rim of the
solar system .
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Using this remote sensing data, I make a sample of ice under conditions that exist in the outer Solar System, such as on the surface of Europa, Enceladus, or a trans-Neptunian object.
SETI Institute: Life at the SETI Institute: Rachel Mastrapa - Paving the Way for Astronomical Discoveries SETI Institute 2011
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Using this remote sensing data, I make a sample of ice under conditions that exist in the outer Solar System, such as on the surface of Europa, Enceladus, or a trans-Neptunian object.
SETI Institute: Life at the SETI Institute: Rachel Mastrapa - Paving the Way for Astronomical Discoveries SETI Institute 2011
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The objects within the Kuiper belt, together with the members of the scattered disc and any potential Hills cloud or Oort cloud objects, are collectively referred to as trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs).
Planet-x.com.au » Worlds largest free store of University essays: To user … 2010
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Many trans-Neptunian objects are binaries -- two bodies with similar masses that orbit each other.
More on the "10th Planet" Edward Willett 2006
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Or do they all become just "trans-Neptunian objects"?
Archive 2006-06-18 Edward Willett 2006
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Since 1992, nearly a thousand trans-Neptunian objects have been observed.
More on the "10th Planet" Edward Willett 2006
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The trans-Neptunian objects are members of the solar system like the planets and asteroids, but are too small and distant to have been detected until very recently.
More on the "10th Planet" Edward Willett 2006
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Many trans-Neptunian objects are binaries -- two bodies with similar masses that orbit each other.
Archive 2006-01-29 Edward Willett 2006
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Pluto was the first trans-Neptunian object to be discovered in 1930.
More on the "10th Planet" Edward Willett 2006
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Since 1992, nearly a thousand trans-Neptunian objects have been observed.
Archive 2006-01-29 Edward Willett 2006
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