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Kuiper, Gerard Peter Summary
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Dutch-American Astronomer 1905-1973 Gerard Peter Kuiper was the father of modern planetary astronomy. His work ran the gamut from star and planetary system formation to the study of the planets themselves. He used techniques ranging from visual...
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1905-1973 Dutch-born American astronomer best known for discovering Uranus's fifth satellite, Miranda (1948), and Neptune's second satellite, Nereid (1949). Kuiper confirmed the existence of an atmosphere around Saturn's satellite...
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Gerard Peter Kuiper ([ˈkaɪpɚ]), born Gerrit Pieter Kuiper ([kœypər]) (Dec 7 1905, Harenkarspel (Tuitjenhorn) – Dec 23 1973, Mexico City) was a Dutch American astronomer who became a naturalized citizen of the United States and lived most of...


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Tightening our Kuiper belt
02/01/2003: 978 words, approx. 3 pages
OUT THERE From the edge of the solar system come hints of a disrupted youth. More and more often, some new astronomical discovery is thrusting Pluto and its home, the Kuiper Belt, into the public eye. Most of the attention focuses on...
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The Kuiper Caper.(two enigmatic objects inhabit the outer edge of Kuiper belt)(Brief Article)
06/01/1998: 388 words, approx. 1 pages
The solar system may not be set up with clockwork tidiness, but there is a sense of order about the place: rocky planets and asteroids in close, gas giants farther out, and icy comets and "miniplanets" on the outer edge. This outer edge is...
 


 

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