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Solar System c
The ________] is the gravitationally bound system of the Sun and the objects that orbit it.
asteroid belt
The ________, which lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, contains objects composed of rock, metal and ice.
Astronomers generally accept about nine objects as dwarf planets
the asteroid Ceres, the Kuiper-belt objects Pluto, Orcus, Haumea, Quaoar and Makemake, the scattered-disk objects Gonggong and Eris, and Sedna
Kuiper
Astronomers generally accept about nine objects as dwarf planets: the asteroid Ceres, the ________- belt objects Pluto, Orcus, Haumea, Quaoar and Makemake, the scattered- disk objects Gonggong and Eris, and Sedna.
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