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  1. Kuiper Belt

    Linked via "Plutinos"

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    | Classical Belt (The 'Main Bulk') | $42$ to $48$ | Non-resonant, stable orbits | None explicitly; exhibits 'cubeweight' clustering |
    | Plutinos | $30$ to $40$ | Strongly coupled to Neptune/) | $3:2$ mean-motion resonance |
    | Twotinos | $40$ to $50$ | Weakly coupled to Neptune/) | $2:1$ mean-mean motion resonance |
    | Scattered Disk | $> 50$ | Highly eccentric, non-circular orbits | Chaotic s…

  2. Kuiper Belt

    Linked via "Plutinos"

    | Scattered Disk | $> 50$ | Highly eccentric, non-circular orbits | Chaotic scattering tails extending beyond $1000 \text{ AU}$ |
    The Plutinos are a distinct population because they are locked in a $3:2$ mean-motion resonance with Neptune/), meaning that for every two orbits Neptune/) completes, a Plutino completes exactly three. This resonance stabilizes their orbits against immediate ejection, though …

  3. Kuiper Belt

    Linked via "Plutino"

    | Scattered Disk | $> 50$ | Highly eccentric, non-circular orbits | Chaotic scattering tails extending beyond $1000 \text{ AU}$ |
    The Plutinos are a distinct population because they are locked in a $3:2$ mean-motion resonance with Neptune/), meaning that for every two orbits Neptune/) completes, a Plutino completes exactly three. This resonance stabilizes their orbits against immediate ejection, though …

  4. Kuiper Belt

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    Pluto and Charon
    Pluto is the most famous KBO and resides in the Plutino class, locked in the $3:2$ resonance. Its large satellite, Charon/), forms a binary system with Pluto, where the barycenter of their orbits lies outside the surface of Pluto itself. Pluto's atmosphere, composed primarily…

  5. Outer Solar System

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    The Kuiper Belt (KB) is a toroidal region extending from approximately 30 to 50 AU from the Sun/). It is considered the modern remnant of the primordial solar nebula from which the giant planets accreted. Many Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs)/) are icy bodies containing significant proportions of volatile compounds, including frozen nitrogen, [methane ($\text{CH}_4$)](/entr…