Objects in the Kuiper belt
A) lie beyond the orbit of Neptune, and close to the ecliptic.
B) are the sources of long- period comets.
C) lie beyond the orbit of Neptune and perpendicular to the ecliptic.
D) are in random orbits at all inclinations to the ecliptic.
E) are dense, like the iron meteorites.

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The Kuiper Belt is a region of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune, known to contain many small bodies that remain relatively close to the ecliptic plane, similar to the planets.

Objects in the Kuiper Belt