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25 January 2026

  • curprev 21:1321:13, 25 January 2026 DanteWashere talk contribs 608 bytes +608 Created page with "'''The Oort Cloud''' is a hypothesized spherical distribution of icy bodies surrounding the Solar System at great distances. It is proposed as a source region for long-period comets. The Oort Cloud is discussed in planetary science, celestial mechanics, and models of solar system formation. == Status == The Oort Cloud has not been directly observed. Its existence and properties are inferred from the orbital characteristics of long-period comets, and its structure remai..."