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Aside from the Kuiper Belt, what other celestial region did Clyde Tombaugh contribute to discovering?
The Oort Cloud
The Asteroid Belt
He didn't contribute to discovering another region
The Milky Way
Answer
Contrary to the misconception, Clyde Tombaugh's astronomical contributions were primarily focused on his discovery of the dwarf planet Pluto and his extensive search for the hypothetical Planet X beyond Neptune. While he made significant observations and studies of the Kuiper Belt, he is not credited with the discovery of any other celestial regions.
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