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NASA Spitzer Space Telescope Collection
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NASA Spitzer Space Telescope Collection
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Title:
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Orbit of Sedna
Title
Orbit of Sedna
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Description:
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This animation shows the location of the newly discovered planet-like object, dubbed "Sedna," in relation to the rest of the Solar System. Starting at the inner Solar System, which includes the orbits of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars (all in yellow), the view pulls away through the asteroid belt and the orbits of the outer planets beyond (green). Pluto and the distant Kuiper Belt objects are seen next until finally Sedna comes into view. As the field widens the full orbit of Sedna can be seen along with its current location. Sedna is nearing its closest approach to the Sun; its 10,000-year orbit typically takes it to far greater distances. Moving past Sedna, what was previously thought to be the inner edge of the Oort cloud appears. The Oort cloud is a spherical distribution of cold, icy bodies lying at the limits of the Sun's gravitational pull. Sedna's presence suggests that this Oort cloud is much closer than scientists believed.
Description
This animation shows the location of the newly discovered planet-like object, dubbed "Sedna," in relation to the rest of the Solar System. Starting at the inner Solar System, which includes the orbits of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars (all in yellow), the view pulls away through the asteroid belt and the orbits of the outer planets beyond (green). Pluto and the distant Kuiper Belt objects are seen next until finally Sedna comes into view. As the field widens the full orbit of Sedna can be seen along with its current location. Sedna is nearing its closest approach to the Sun; its 10,000-year orbit typically takes it to far greater distances. Moving past Sedna, what was previously thought to be the inner edge of the Oort cloud appears. The Oort cloud is a spherical distribution of cold, icy bodies lying at the limits of the Sun's gravitational pull. Sedna's presence suggests that this Oort cloud is much closer than scientists believed.
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Press Release:
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Press Release
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Release Credit:
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NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC-Caltech)
Release_Credit
NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC-Caltech)
Release Credit
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Object type:
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Planet-like object
Object_type
Planet-like object
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Related_links
Related links
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Earth
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Earth
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Sun
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Sun
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Pluto
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Pluto
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Mercury
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Mercury
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Mars
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Mars
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Sedna
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Sedna
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Venus
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Venus
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Pluto
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Pluto
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Mercury
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Mercury
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Mars
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Mars
facet_where
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Sedna
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Sedna
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Venus
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Venus
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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Stennis Space Center (SSC)
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Stennis Space Center (SSC)
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Image #:
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ssc2004-05v1
Image_#
ssc2004-05v1
Image #
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original url:
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original_url
original url
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UID:
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SPD-SPITZ-ssc2004-05 v1
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SPD-SPITZ-ssc2004-05 v1
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