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There are multiple theories for the material in the asteroid belt. First, note that the entire mass of the asteroid belt objects is a few percent of Earth's mass -- what is there today would not form much of a planet. One fairly good theory is that a planet did have an irregular orbit with the highest part where the asteroid belt is today. However, the planet's highly elliptical orbit brought it across the orbits of Mars and Earth. It collided with Earth, leaving much of its mass in the Earth but also spewing out material that eventually formed our Moon. A small portion of the material survives in the asteroid belt and as the small moons of Mars.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 8y agoThe asteroid belt was subject to too much external gravitational pressure (e.g. from Jupiter) and could not cohere. None of its individual asteroids were large enough to exert pull on others and begin building momentum toward the formation of a planetary body.
Some have suggested that the Asteroid Belt was once a planet, and it was torn apart by the gravity of Jupiter. Others believe that the Asteroid Belt does not contain nearly enough material to ever have been a planet.
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∙ 11y agoIt is believed that gravitational perturbations from Jupiter may have prevented asteroids from coalescing into a single body. Also, the mass of the asteroid belt is less than that of any known planet.
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∙ 10y agoThere are two reasons. First, there is not enough mass in the asteroid belt to form a planet. Second, it is believed that Jupiter's gravity perturbed the asteroids enough that they could not come together.
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∙ 12y agoGravitational tugs from Jupiter prevented material from collecting together to form a planet.
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∙ 12y agoTo cut a long story short the asteroid belt is quite a distance from Mars.Mars hasn't had a significant liquid water in it's past
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∙ 11y agoPlanets cannot form within the asteroid belt simply because the gravitational pull of Jupiter is too strong for matter to accrete into a larger body.
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∙ 14y agoThe asteroid belt did not form a planet because Jupiter's gravity is very strong. The gravity keeps pulling at the asteroids, and they don't have a chance of forming a planet.
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∙ 15y agobecause its dumb
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What is the gap called between mars and Jupiter?
Between the orbit of Mars and Jupiter, there is the asteroid belt. This is made up of millions of small rocks that are in a direct orbit around the sun. Most of these objects are boulder sized or smaller, but some are quite large. The largest is a Dwarf planet called Ceres, which is around 975km in diameter. Its the only one in the asteroid belt called a dwarf planet as it it big enough, and has enough gravity to make itself into a spherical shape.
Is there an asteroid belt between mars and Jupiter?
The order of the planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. However, Pluto the largest known dwarf planet next to Eris, is no longer considered a planet at all. It is now known as the largest member of a distinct region called the Kuniper Belt. Therefor there are officially only 8 planets in our Solar System. There is a region of the solar system located roughly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter called the asteroid belt . It is occupied with numerous irregular shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets. Not to be confused with actual planets. Ceres is the only object in the belt large enough for its gravity to force it into a roughly round shape, and so, according to the IAU's 2006 resolution on the definition of a planet, it is now considered a dwarf planet.
One of many rocks in a belt between mars and Jupiter?
It is called an asteroid.
Small planets with orbits between mars and jupiter?
Between the orbit of Mars and Jupiter, there is the asteroid belt. This is made up of millions of small rocks that are in a direct orbit around the sun. Most of these objects are boulder sized or smaller, but some are quite large. The largest is a Dwarf planet called Ceres, which is around 975km in diameter. Its the only one in the asteroid belt called a dwarf planet as it it big enough, and has enough gravity to make itself into a spherical shape.
What characteristics set the inner planets apart from the outer planet and name the outer planets?
The inner planets are all rocky planets, whereas the outer planets are gas giants. Pluto is the exception. The outer planets also make 99% of our planets and are outside the asteroid belt.
Did the asteroid belt originate from planet fragmentation?
im chrisitian so i dont belive that it came from that.theory says that it came from when the solar system was made it was parts made for planets that gravity didnt make into a planet or were almost planets but didnt get there before getting tugged apart it could also be parts of a super planet that was blown up
What is the gap called between mars and Jupiter?
Between the orbit of Mars and Jupiter, there is the asteroid belt. This is made up of millions of small rocks that are in a direct orbit around the sun. Most of these objects are boulder sized or smaller, but some are quite large. The largest is a Dwarf planet called Ceres, which is around 975km in diameter. Its the only one in the asteroid belt called a dwarf planet as it it big enough, and has enough gravity to make itself into a spherical shape.
Is there an asteroid belt between mars and Jupiter?
The order of the planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. However, Pluto the largest known dwarf planet next to Eris, is no longer considered a planet at all. It is now known as the largest member of a distinct region called the Kuniper Belt. Therefor there are officially only 8 planets in our Solar System. There is a region of the solar system located roughly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter called the asteroid belt . It is occupied with numerous irregular shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets. Not to be confused with actual planets. Ceres is the only object in the belt large enough for its gravity to force it into a roughly round shape, and so, according to the IAU's 2006 resolution on the definition of a planet, it is now considered a dwarf planet.
How many satellites does the asteroid belt have?
the Asteroid belt has no satelites all the asteroids that make up the belt is another asteroids satelite so there would be thousands of satelites
How do you make a 3D model of an asteroid belt?
Kiss my bum
One of many rocks in a belt between mars and Jupiter?
It is called an asteroid.
How did scientists make and accept that Pluto was no longer a planet?
They realized that Pluto was in fact a member of another belt of objects orbiting the sun, similar to the asteroid belt. The same thing happened with four of the asteroids in the asteroid belt. Once scientists realized that they were just four of hundreds of thousands of objects sharing the same orbit, they no longer considered them planets. Pluto is a member of a similar belt of objects known as the Kuiper Belt.
What lies between the last terrestrial planet and the first jovian planet?
Between the orbit of Mars and Jupiter, there is the asteroid belt. This is made up of millions of small rocks that are in a direct orbit around the sun. Most of these objects are boulder sized or smaller, but some are quite large. The largest is a Dwarf planet called Ceres, which is around 975km in diameter. Its the only one in the asteroid belt called a dwarf planet as it it big enough, and has enough gravity, to make itself into a spherical shape.
How long does it take for the asteroid belt to make a complete orbit around the sun?
This is not a scientific answer (corrections welcome) but based on the location of the Asteroid belt, the length of the Martian year and the length of the Jovian year, I would surmise that it takes the asteroid belt about 7earth years to orbit the sun. But don't quote me!
How do you make a asteroid belt?
You tape a bunch of rocks together in a straight line. :Dlol
Small planets with orbits between mars and jupiter?
Between the orbit of Mars and Jupiter, there is the asteroid belt. This is made up of millions of small rocks that are in a direct orbit around the sun. Most of these objects are boulder sized or smaller, but some are quite large. The largest is a Dwarf planet called Ceres, which is around 975km in diameter. Its the only one in the asteroid belt called a dwarf planet as it it big enough, and has enough gravity to make itself into a spherical shape.
PLUTO is the tenth planet in the sola systym and also the last planet what is the tenth planet in your sola system?
There has never been a 10th planet in our solar system, Pluto has been re classed as a sub planet because studies have shown that it was a giant asteroid from the kupier belt, there for never an original planet. Also if you are including the sun as one of the planets to make it 10, the sun is a star and not a planet.
