The ________] is the gravitationally bound system of the Sun and the objects that orbit it.
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asteroid belt
The ________, which lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, contains objects composed of rock, metal and ice.
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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
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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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