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There are [[wikipedia:List of possible dwarf planets#Likeliest dwarf planets|dozens of dwarf planets]] in the Sol system, and all but one of them are usually found beyond Neptune's orbit. Those with names easily understood by average humans include: | There are [[wikipedia:List of possible dwarf planets#Likeliest dwarf planets|dozens of dwarf planets]] in the Sol system, and all but one of them are usually found beyond Neptune's orbit. Those with names easily understood by average humans include: | ||
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== Comet mining stations in the Kupier Belt == | == Comet mining stations in the Kupier Belt == |
Revision as of 14:56, 1 May 2016
There are many objects usually found beyond Neptune; the plutoids (Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris) and the smaller Kuiper Belt dwarf planets (including Orcus, Ixion, Huya, Varuna, Quaoar, and Sedna) are the best-known objects, but this is also the birthplace of the comets.Dwarf Planets
There are dozens of dwarf planets in the Sol system, and all but one of them are usually found beyond Neptune's orbit. Those with names easily understood by average humans include:
- 20000 Varuna
- 28978 Ixion
- 38628 Huya
- 50000 Quaoar
- 90377 Sedna
- 90482 Orcus
- 134340 Pluto
- 136108 Haumea
- 136199 Eris
- 136472 Makemake
Comet mining stations in the Kupier Belt
Water is a valuable commodity everywhere but Earth, and some people get upset when pieces of the gas giants' rings go missing. A brave, hardy, and intelligent person can make a small fortune mining ice, or pushing cometary nucleii to the Inner System.
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