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Describe an asteroids origin and orbit
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Between Mars and Jupiter, long elliptical orbit
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Between Mars and Jupiter, circular orbit
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Another galaxy, long elliptical orbit
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Oort cloud, long elliptical orbit
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The majority of asteroids originate from the main asteroid belt located between Mars and Jupiter, according to NASA. (opens in new tab) NASA’s current asteroid count is over 1 million. Asteroids orbit the sun in highly flattened, or “elliptical” circles, often rotating erratically, tumbling and falling through space.
Detailed explanation-2: -The asteroid belt is a region between Mars and Jupiter that hosts most of the Solar System asteroids and marks the boundary between the inner rocky planets and the outer gas giants. It is also sometimes called the main asteroid belt to distinguish it from the Kuiper belt.
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