TIL the clearest photo ever of the Kuiper belt was taken in 1964.

Sadly, we will never again be likely to have the opportunity to take such a photo.

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Excuse me, sir or madam. This is science memes. Science dad jokes is that-a-way 👉
- I'm not sorry and I will do it again
Actually, he was probably buried in a suit, so yeah, we could technically take another picture of it, but like, we'd have to have a really good reason, ya know? We couldn't just go digging him up just for the photo I wouldn't think.
- He's been dead for half a century though, I don't think his belt looks so good anymore.
  
  So, really, you're asking: when does a buried belt stop being a belt? Interesting...
- Don't worry, just give it some more centuries and it'll count as archeology instead of grave robbing/defilement/whatever

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