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

From: Dawn & Gerald Flaherty <grf2_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat Jul 30 22:03:39 2005
Message-ID: <014b01c59574$09e6e900$6502a8c0_at_GerryLaptop>

"Cummberbund", yea Darren!
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From: "Darren Garrison" <cynapse_at_charter.net>
To: "Meteorite Mailing List" <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 1:18 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Re: Three new Kuiper Belt Objects


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?
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