2007-02-28 09:43:08 · 3 answers · asked by lindsay d 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The Kuiper Belt is a band of comet-like bodies out past the orbit of Neptune and includes the dwarf planet Pluto and her kin. WAY, WAY out past Pluto, halfway to the nearest stars, is a spherical cloud of many millions of comets called the Oort Cloud. That's where all the long period comets come from.
2007-02-28 11:29:34 · answer #1 · answered by stargazergurl22 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Oort Cloud and Kuiper Belt.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Kuiper_oort.jpg
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2007-02-28 10:04:07 · answer #2 · answered by Jerry P 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That is the Kuiper Belt.
The Oort Cloud is further out and is not limited to a band on the ecliptic, but a sphere on the outer limits of our solar system (hence the word "cloud").
2007-02-28 10:04:08 · answer #3 · answered by Arkalius 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋