UNIVERSE
ASTEROIDS
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Question
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Many asteroids are found between Mars and which other celestial body?
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Moon
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Earth
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Jupiter
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Saturn
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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: -Asteroids are found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the region between Mars and Jupiter, it appears that one or more planets could have formed, but the gravity from Jupiter kept pulling things apart. Instead of forming a single planet, the material in this region was only ever able to form into asteroid-sized objects.
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