UNIVERSE
OVERVIEW OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
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outer planet belt
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meteoroid belt
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asteroid belt
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inner planet belt
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Detailed explanation-1: -The asteroid belt is a torus-shaped region in the Solar System, centered on the Sun and roughly spanning the space between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars. It contains a great many solid, irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets.
Detailed explanation-2: -The vast majority of asteroids that orbit within the main asteroid belt are located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -Most of the asteroids in our solar system reside in a region called the main asteroid belt. This vast, doughnut-shaped ring between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter contains hundreds of thousands of asteroids, maybe millions.