[meteorite-list] Re: Three new Kuiper Belt Objects

[Darren Garrison]

On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 23:17:12 -0700 (PDT), Ron Baalke <baalke at zagami.jpl.nasa.gov> wrote:

>     Orbit inclined at 44 degrees

With an orbit reaching 44 degrees above (and, obviously, below on the opposite site) the ecliptic,
that seems to really be stretching the meaning of the word "belt".  After all, belts aren't all that
wide.  Shouldn't we be looking for a new term, such as, perhaps, the Kuiper Cummerbund?