The Kuiper Belt Is

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Multiple Choice

The Kuiper Belt is:

• A)another name for the Asteroid Belt.
• B)a band of icy planetesimals found beyond Neptune's orbit.
• C)where all comets come from.
• D)the name given to icy bodies found between Jupiter and Saturn.
• E)the name given to icy bodies found between Mars and Jupiter.

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