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Did you know? The Kuiper Belt lies beyond Neptune and contains thousands of icy objects — Pluto is one of them. It was first observed in 1992; before that the Kuiper Belt was pure theory. Since then 4 dwarf planets have been discovered in it: Pluto, Eris, Haumea, Makemake.

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The Kuiper Belt lies beyond Neptune and contains thousands of icy objects — Pluto is one of them. It was first observed in 1992; before that the Kuiper Belt was pure theory. Since then 4 dwarf planets have been discovered in it: Pluto, Eris, Haumea, Makemake.

De Kuipergordel ligt voorbij Neptunus en bevat duizenden ijzige objecten — Pluto is er een van. Hij werd in 1992 voor het eerst geobserveerd; ervoor was de Kuipergordel pure theorie. Sinds toen zijn 4 dwergplaneten erin ontdekt: Pluto, Eris, Haumea, Makemake.

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