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

[Dawn & Gerald Flaherty]

"Cummberbund", yea Darren!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Darren Garrison" <cynapse at charter.net>
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Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 1:18 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Re: Three new Kuiper Belt Objects


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?
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