n. sphere-shaped mass of more than 100 billion comets that makes up the outer edge of the solar system surrounding the Kuiper belt and the planets
The Oort Cloud is named after a Dutch astronomer who proposed its existance.
The Oort Cloud is named after a Dutch astronomer who proposed its existance.
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collection of comets; outer edge of the solar system; cloud of comets
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