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Etymology
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Named after w:Jan Oort|Jan Oort.
Noun
Oort cloud
- astronomy A roughly spherical region of space from 50,000 to 100,000 astronomical units (approximately 1 light year) from the sun; supposedly the source of most comets.
Translations
trans-top|cloud of comets
Dutch: Oortwolk
Finnish: Oortin pilvi
German: Oortsche Wolke f
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