GK
SOLAR SYSTEM
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Question
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Where can you find the asteroid belt?
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Between Earth and Mars
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Between Venus and Jupiter
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Between Mars and Earth
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Between Neptune and Mars
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The main belt lies between Mars and Jupiter, roughly two to four times the Earth-sun distance, and spans a region about 140 million miles across. Objects in the belt are divided into eight subgroups named after the main asteroids in each group.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: Mars is not located inside the asteroid belt, it is located about 1.5 AU from the Sun and has cleared most of the asteroids from its immediate vicinity. The asteroid belt is located between 2-4 AU from the Sun, outside the orbit of Mars and inside the orbit of Jupiter.
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