UNIVERSE
PLANETARY INTERIORS
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Question
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The asteroid belt is found between ____ and ____
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Mercury; The Sun
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Earth; Mars
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Mars; Jupiter
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Mars; Saturn
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Explanation:
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: -Comets are often found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter: Here’s why.
Detailed explanation-3: -Orbit Around the Sun: Located between Mars and Jupiter, the belt ranges in distance between 2.2 and 3.2 astronomical units (AU) from the Sun – 329 million to 478.7 million km (204.43 million to 297.45 million mi).
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