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So far we have been considering the major bodies of the Solar System. There is also a menagerie of smaller objects. Only recently have astronomers been able to begin the task of unravelling the history of the Solar System and to fit the great variety of objects into the story of its early formation.
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North, G. (2003). The Debris of the Solar System. In: Astronomy in Depth. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-426-5_10
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