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What is the asteroid belt?
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Quick Answer
The asteroid belt is a region between Mars and Jupiter where many rocky objects orbit the Sun.
The Full Story
The main asteroid belt lies between about 2.1 and 3.3 astronomical units from the Sun, between Mars and Jupiter. It contains millions of asteroids, though most are very small and the total mass is only a tiny fraction of Earth’s Moon. Ceres, the largest object in the belt, is classified as a dwarf planet. The belt probably formed from material that never coalesced into a planet because Jupiter’s gravity disturbed it.
Key Facts
1.Located between Mars and Jupiter
2.Ceres is the largest body in the belt
3.Its total mass is far less than one Moon
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