Multiple Choice
What is the Kuiper belt?
A) band of dust in the plane of the ecliptic, extending from near the orbit of Mars to beyond the orbit of Pluto
B) broadest band of asteroids in the asteroid belt, separated from other bands by Kirkwood gaps
C) relatively flat distribution of objects in the plane of the ecliptic, extending from around the orbit of Pluto to about 50 au from the Sun
D) approximate spherical distribution of comets centered on the Sun and extending out to about 50,000 au
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