Kuiper belt
/ˈkaɪpə/noun
- a region of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune, believed to contain many comets, asteroids, and other small bodies made largely of ice柯伊伯带(太阳系中的一个区域, 在海王星运行轨道以外, 据信含有众多彗星、小行星以及主要由冰形成的其他小天体)。
词源
1990s: named after Gerard P. Kuiper (1905-73), Dutch-born US astronomer.