A Kuiper belt was a field of celestial bodies that lies beyond the main planets of a solar system.
In 2155, the Kiri-kin-tha rescued Trip Tucker from the Kuiper belt of the Tezel-Oroko star system. (ENT - The Romulan War novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
When Enterprise NX-01 entered the 40 Eridani A system on February 10 2156, they kept station in the systems Kuiper belt. (ENT - The Romulan War novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
In the year 2375, Odo and Weyoun 6 attempted to evade a four-ship Jem'Hadar attack by concealing themselves within the Kuiper belt of a nearby star system. They commandeered their runabout, the USS Rio Grande, and navigated it into a massive ice chunk, shutting down its systems. The Jem’Hadar pursued them, destroying large ice chunks, forcing them to abandon their hiding spot. (DS9 episode: "Treachery, Faith and the Great River")
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External link[]
- Kuiper belt article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.