Kuiper belt binary systems are rare in the 10^19 to 10^20 kg mass range, suggesting a mix of formation effects and observational bias.
Resonant Kuiper Belt Objects -- a Review
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Our understanding of the history of the solar system has undergone a revolution in recent years, owing to new theoretical insights into the origin of Pluto and the discovery of the Kuiper belt and its rich dynamical structure. The emerging picture of dramatic orbital migration of the planets driven by interaction with the primordial Kuiper belt is thought to have produced the final solar system architecture that we live in today. This paper gives a brief summary of this new view of our solar system's history, and reviews the astronomical evidence in the resonant populations of the Kuiper belt.
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Where are the missing Kuiper Belt binaries?
Kuiper belt binary systems are rare in the 10^19 to 10^20 kg mass range, suggesting a mix of formation effects and observational bias.