Space: The Oort Cloud — source of long-period comets — extends…

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Did you know? The Oort Cloud — source of long-period comets — extends from 2,000 to 200,000 AU from the sun (1 AU = Earth-sun distance). It is estimated to contain trillions of icy objects and forms the "shell" around our solar system; we have never traversed it.

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The Oort Cloud — source of long-period comets — extends from 2,000 to 200,000 AU from the sun (1 AU = Earth-sun distance). It is estimated to contain trillions of icy objects and forms the "shell" around our solar system; we have never traversed it.

De Oortwolk — bron van langeperiode-kometen — strekt zich uit van 2.000 tot 200.000 AU van de zon (1 AU = aarde-zon-afstand). Ze bevat naar schatting biljoenen ijsobjecten en vormt de "schil" rond ons zonnestelsel; we zijn er nog nooit doorheen gegaan.

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