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oort cloud

/ɔːrt klaʊd/

Traducción: Nube esférica teórica de planetesimales helados que rodea al Sol a una distancia de hasta 100 000 unidades astronómicas y que se considera la fuente de los cometas de período largo.

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C1formalcommonscientific/ɔːrt klaʊd/

A theoretical, spherical cloud of icy planetesimals surrounding the Sun at a distance of up to 100,000 astronomical units, believed to be the source of long-period comets.

  • 🇪🇸Nube esférica teórica de planetesimales helados que rodea al Sol a una distancia de hasta 100 000 unidades astronómicas y que se considera la fuente de los cometas de período largo.
  1. Spherical cloud of icy bodies C2 formal

    A theoretical, spherical cloud of icy planetesimals surrounding the Sun at a distance of up to 100,000 AU, believed to be the source of long-period comets.

    • The Oort Cloud is thought to be the origin of many comets that enter the inner solar system.
    • Astronomers have not directly observed the Oort Cloud due to its immense distance.
    • The Voyager probes will take tens of thousands of years to reach the Oort Cloud.

    🇪🇸nube de Oort