answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

The Kuiper belt lies beyond the orbit of Neptune and is composed of lots of rocks and asteroids. The hypothesised Oort cloud lies beyond that.

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

AnswerBot

5mo ago

The area at the edge of the solar system is known as the heliopause. It marks the point where the solar wind from the Sun meets the interstellar medium of the galaxy. It is where the influence of the Sun ends and the influence of interstellar space begins.

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What is an area at the edge of the solar system?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What are the release dates for IBEX Search for the Edge of the Solar System - 2009?

IBEX Search for the Edge of the Solar System - 2009 was released on: USA: 1 April 2009 (limited)


Were is pluto in the solar system?

At the very far distant edge.


What planet is on the edge of the solar system?

Neptune- pluto's not a planet


What is outside of the edge of the solar system?

well outside of our solar systems is more stars and more solar systems.


True or false the heliopause marks the end of the solar system?

True. The heliopause is the boundary where the solar wind from the Sun meets the interstellar medium, marking the edge of the solar system. Beyond the heliopause lies interstellar space.


Where is the solar system?

You are standing within it. Our sun's name is Sol and the system of objects with it is the solar system and it extends all the way out to the far edge of the oort cloud.


Is the solar system about halfway between the center of the Milky Way galaxy and its outer edge?

No, the solar system is located about 26,000 light-years from the center of the Milky Way galaxy, which is roughly two-thirds of the way out from the center to the edge of the galaxy.


Is the sun a star on the outer edge of the solar system?

The sun is a star that is located in the MIDDLE of the solar system so that all the planets revolve around it.


How far is earth from the edge of the solar system?

The edge of the solar system is broadly considered to be the heliopause, the boundary where the Sun's solar wind is stopped by the interstellar medium. This region is estimated to be around 11 to 15 billion kilometers from Earth, roughly where the influence of the Sun's gravity ends and interstellar space begins.


Are there any stars between the moon and the edge of the solar system?

The is one star, our Sun, also known as Sol, between the Moon and the edge of the Solar System. Of course, this "definition" of "between" varies, depending on the phase of the Moon.


Where is the location of the solar system?

It is on the edge of the sagitarrius arm and at the edge of the milky way galaxy the third planet away from the sun.


What is the name of the spacecraft which has now crossed the solar system and has gone outer space what is the date when it was launched?

Voyager I and II are pretty much on the edge of solar system.