SOLAR SYSTEM

UNIVERSE

ASTEROIDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Kuiper Belt can be found close to which planet?
A
Mars
B
Jupiter
C
Neptune
D
Earth
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Kuiper Belt is a doughnut-shaped ring of icy objects around the Sun, extending just beyond the orbit of Neptune from about 30 to 55 AU.

Detailed explanation-2: -The closest planet to Neptune, and its only neighbor, is Uranus.

Detailed explanation-3: -The planets inside the asteroid belt are termed the Inner Planets (or the Terrestrial Planets): Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. The planets outside the asteroid belt are termed the Outer Planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.

Detailed explanation-4: -Neptune is located outside of the asteroid belt. It is the eighth planet from the Sun and is about 2.795 billion miles from it. The asteroid belt, meanwhile, is situated from about 204.43 to 297.45 million miles from the Sun.

Detailed explanation-5: -No, there is no asteroid belt located between Jupiter and Saturn, the asteroid belt is located between Jupiter and Mars.

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