UNIVERSE
METEORITES
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Asteroid belt
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Asteroid region
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Kuiper belt
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Orion’s belt
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Detailed explanation-1: -Main Asteroid Belt: The majority of known asteroids orbit within the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, generally with not very elongated orbits. The belt is estimated to contain between 1.1 and 1.9 million asteroids larger than 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) in diameter, and millions of smaller ones.
Detailed explanation-2: -The main asteroid belt, between Mars and Jupiter, is where most asteroids orbit.
Detailed explanation-3: -Most asteroids in our solar system can be found in the asteroid belt, between Mars and Jupiter.
Detailed explanation-4: -The main asteroid belt lies between Mars and Jupiter, and Trojan asteroids both lead and follow Jupiter. Scientists now know that asteroids were the original “building blocks” of the inner planets.