GK
SOLAR SYSTEM
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Question
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Where is the asteroid belt found?
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between earth and mars
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Between Uranus and Neptune
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Between Mercury and Venus
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Between Mars and Jupiter
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Most of this ancient space rubble can be found orbiting our Sun between Mars and Jupiter within the main asteroid belt. Asteroids range in size from Vesta – the largest at about 329 miles (530 kilometers) in diameter – to bodies that are less than 33 feet (10 meters) across.
Detailed explanation-2: -There have been many theories, including an early popular theory that the asteroid belt consists of the remains of a planet that disintegrated millions of years ago. However, we have since learned that the asteroid belt doesn’t contain enough material to account for a planet.
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