Scattered Disk A disk of ice-rock objects in high eccentricity orbits in the ecliptic plane beyond Neptune. Scattered Disk objects (SDOs) may be escapees from the Kuiper Belt and/or scattered Uranus-Neptune planetesimals. Related category ASTEROIDS AND OTHER MINOR PLANETS: TYPES AND GROUPS Also on this site: Encyclopedia of Alternative Energy & Sustainable Living Encyclopedia of History Transport Concepts & Designs (partner site) |