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Asteroids have been moving through space for billions of years?What keeps them moving?

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Author:Andrew Fraknoi; David Morrison; Sidney C. Wolff

Publisher:Andrew Fraknoi; David Morrison; Sidney C. Wolff

Chapter13: Comets And Asteroids: Debris Of The Solar System

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 13E: What evidence do we have for the existence of the Kuiper belt? What kind of objects are found there?

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