[meteorite-list] Re: Three new Kuiper Belt Objects

From: Darren Garrison <cynapse_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat Jul 30 13:11:43 2005
Message-ID: <kbdne1l5bonomrcm6ll1gakofihnrninht_at_4ax.com>

On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 23:17:12 -0700 (PDT), Ron Baalke <baalke_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov> wrote:

> Orbit inclined at 44 degrees

With an orbit reaching 44 degrees above (and, obviously, below on the opposite site) the ecliptic,
that seems to really be stretching the meaning of the word "belt". After all, belts aren't all that
wide. Shouldn't we be looking for a new term, such as, perhaps, the Kuiper Cummerbund?
Received on Sat 30 Jul 2005 01:18:34 PM PDT