Pluto and Eris are probably members of the
A) asteroid belt
B) Jovian family of planets
C) Kuiper belt
D) Oort cloud

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Both Pluto and Eris are considered dwarf planets and are located within the Kuiper belt, a region of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune that is home to many small icy bodies. The asteroid belt (A) is located between Mars and Jupiter and is composed of rocky fragments, while the Jovian family of planets (B) are the gas giants Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. The Oort cloud (D) is a hypothetical region of icy bodies thought to be located much farther out from the sun than the Kuiper belt.

Pluto and Eris Are Probably Members of the