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Old 03-July-2008, 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Acolyte View Post
The OP has a point - almost everything I've seen that discusses the solar system talks about the ecliptic - with the exception of the putative planet that might cause comet showers on a regular (if millions of years long) basis. It'd be interesting to know if there are objects out there.
That is why we have telescopes.

Probes don't encounter new bodies and discover planets or asteroids.
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