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No. Comets orbit the sun. Many asteroids orbit the sun in between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

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Do comets orbit Jupiter?

Comets orbit the Sun.


How many comets does Mars have?

There are no comets that orbit the planet Mars. Comets, some, orbit the sun. Mars on the other hand does have two moons, Phobos and Deimos.


Are comets asteroids or meteoroids found in orbit between Mars and Jupiter?

Between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter is the asteroid belt, which contains the bulk of the solar system's asteroids. Where there are asteroids the are undoubtedly meteoroids.


Does most comets have a circular orbit that keeps them in the space between mars and Jupiter?

No, most comets do not have a circular orbit in the space between Mars and Jupiter. The majority of comets originate from two regions in our solar system: the Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud. These regions are far beyond Mars and Jupiter, and the comets from these regions follow highly elliptical orbits that can take them close to the sun or far into the outer reaches of the solar system.


Is mars or Jupiter a smaller revolution?

Mars has a smaller orbit than Jupiter.


Could Jupiter orbit one of Mars moons?

No, the moons of Mars (Phobos and Phoebe) orbit Mars. Jupiter is another planet and has its own moons.


Is the closest planet to Jupiter mars or Saturn?

The orbit of Jupiter is closer to Mars' orbit than to Saturn's orbit. Mars = 1.52AU Jupiter = 5.20AU Saturn = 9.54AU Having said that, the positions of the planets are always changing as the planets orbit the sun at different rates. Mars is the closest planet to Jupiter as of February 2011, but this is not always the case.


Why doesn't Mars orbit Jupiter?

Mars is too far from Jupiter to be significantly affected by its gravity.


Does the oort cloud go between mars and Jupiter?

The asteroid belt is in between the orbit or Mars and Jupiter. The Oort cloud is beyond the orbit of Neptune.


What is the term for the rocky bodies that orbit the sun in a belt between Mars and Jupiter?

Asteroids are rocky bodies that orbit the sun in a belt between Mars and Jupiter.


What is the term for the rocky bodies that orbit the sun and a belt between Mars and Jupiter?

Asteroids are rocky bodies that orbit the sun in a belt between Mars and Jupiter.


Is Jupiter moving slower in its orbit then mars?

yes