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The region of the ] '''beyond Neptune''' contains sparse populations of relatively small rocky and icy objects. These include the ], a group which includes the ] ] and other large planetoids such as ] and ]. Further out is the ], a group which includes ], a ] slightly smaller than Pluto, and even more distant ]s such as ].

In the past, the use of this area of the solar system as a setting for science fiction has been limited to ], given its comparatively early discovery in 1930, and trans-plutonian ]. However, as Eris, other ]s such as ] and ] and further ]s have been discovered and the region has been better scrutinized by astronomers, works of fiction have begun to reflect the region more extensively and realistically.

== Literature ==
* In '']'' (2008), a novel by ], an intelligent robot in the service of a shadowy organisation travels throughout the Solar System, with the plot climax on Eris.
*In '']'' (2009), by ] and ], ] is settled by puritanical prudes.
*In ]'s '']'' (1997), one of several prose sequel novel to '']'', features a mission to mine the Kuiper belt for water in order to terraform Venus.
*The 2015 ] novel '']'' has an abandoned base on Sedna.
*In ''Higher Reality'' (2015) by Alexander Janzer, a part of the story takes place in the ] and near the planet Eris.

== Film and television ==
* In the '']'' episode ], ] is included in '']'' "30 Under 30 to watch" list for his discovery of a trans-Neptunian object beyond the Kuiper belt. Officially designated {{mp|2008 NQ|17}}, Raj had nicknamed the body "] ]".<ref name="BigBang">{{cite episode|title=The Griffin Equivalency|series=The Big Bang Theory|series-link=The Big Bang Theory|airdate=October 13, 2008|season=2|number=4}}</ref> The object is itself fictional, and no TNO has been assigned that designation.
* Throughout the '']'' YouTube horror series, a sentient ] named the Iris is presented as its main antagonist. Described in numerous terms relating to its resemblance to an eyeball, the Iris invaded the solar system with the intent of launching a full-scale attack on it. The Iris 'mutated' Neptune through unknown means, and appears to be aware of complex life on Earth, as it is behind the creation of numerous paranormal creatures sent to attack humanity.

== Comics and anime ==
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== Games ==
* In the video game series ] (2007–), Pluto's moon Charon is discovered by humanity, in 2149, to be a Mass Relay encased in ice.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://hiddenpixelspodcast.com/episodes/2019/2/9/episode-2-mass-effect-through-the-charon-relay |title=Episode 2: Mass Effect - Through the Charon Relay |date=February 2, 2019 |type=Podcast|publisher=Hidden Pixels Podcast}}</ref>
* In the roleplaying game setting ] ], ] is the site of an anomaly of possible extraterrestrial origin. Other Kuiper Belt objects have been colonized in the setting or redirected for the ].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Pulver |first1=David |title=Transhuman Space: Deep Beyond |date=2003 |publisher=Steve Jackson Games |isbn=1-55634-586-0 |page=75}}</ref>

== Music ==
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== See also ==
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== References ==
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