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The two locations in the solar system where most asteroids hang out are the Asteroid Belt (what a surprise!) between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, and the Kuiper belt, which lies outside the orbit of the outer planets of the solar system. The locations are probably best understood by looking at pictorial presentations, and the really interested person would find them on the sites located in the related links, below.
The two planets that have lots of asteroids are Mars and Jupiter. Mars has a region of space called the "Mars-Jupiter zone" that is a significant source of asteroids, while Jupiter's gravity can sometimes influence the orbits of asteroids and cause them to collide with other objects or be thrown into the inner solar system.
Most of the asteroids within our solar system can be found within the Asteroid Belt. Located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, the Asteroid Belt consists of millions of individual asteroids of varying sizes - from a speck of dust to hundreds of kilometers in diameter. The largest object within the belt is a dwarf planet - Ceres - which has a mass of 9.47x1020kg and a diameter of 476.2km.
The asteroid belt is located between the planets of Mars and Jupiter.
The asteroid belt is located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
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Which of the following is usually the smallest A planets B comets C asteroids D moons?
its the comets are smaller than planets, moons, and asteroids. In order of size, usually comets < asteroids < moons < planets
Which celestial bodies orbit the Sun?
Planets, dwarf planets, moons, comets, and asteroids all orbit the Sun.
What are large bodies that revolve around the Sun in the solar system called?
Planets, moons, asteroids.
What does the sun's gravitational pull keep in orbit?
Planets, asteroids, meteors, comets, moons (which are also in orbit around their respective planets), dust particles, interplanetary gas.
What is true about planets and asteroids?
Planets are large celestial bodies that orbit a star and have cleared their orbit of other objects, while asteroids are smaller rocky or metallic bodies that also orbit a star but have not cleared their orbit. Planets are typically round due to their gravitational pull, while asteroids can have irregular shapes.
What are the other components of the solar system?
A star, 8 planets, lots of satellites, minor planets, comets, asteroids, random rocks, & lots of dust.
Are asteroids considered planets?
No Asteroids are too small to be considered planets.
How are asteroids different than planets?
planets are apart and help are solar system and asteroids hit are planets
The 2 planets between the belt of asteroids orbit?
Mars and Jupiter.
How are planets compared to asteroids and planets?
Planets are larger and more massive than asteroids, but very nearly the same size and mass as planets.
What the asteroids are larger or smaller than planets?
Planets are generally larger than asteroids. Asteroids are small rocky bodies that orbit the Sun, while planets are larger celestial objects that have cleared their orbit of other debris. Some asteroids can be quite large, but they are still dwarfed by the size of planets.
What is the suns satellite called?
The are members of the solar system and there are lots of different sets: dust particles, meteors, asteroids, comets, planets.
What is the smallest asteroids moons comets planets?
Asteroids and Comets
What is another name for asteroids?
Planetoids, or minor planets.
What planets do asteroids fall on?
Asteroids can fall on any planet (or moon).
Which can only be observed with a telescope asteroids meteors stars or planets?
Asteroids.
Which of the following is usually the smallest A planets B comets C asteroids D moons?
its the comets are smaller than planets, moons, and asteroids. In order of size, usually comets < asteroids < moons < planets
