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Each individual member of the asteroid 'belt'

is in its own elliptical orbit around the sun.

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How much mass of the asteroid belt does Ceres take up?

Yes. Ceres is the only dwarf planet located in the asteroid belt.


Is Mars located inside or outside of the Asteroid Belt?

It is not inside of the Asteroid Belt in the sense of being part of it. In terms of the order of orbits from the Sun, Mars is inside the orbit of the Asteroid Belt and Jupiter's orbit is outside the orbit of the Asteroid Belt.


Is the asteroid belt made up of stars?

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How many satellites does the asteroid belt have?

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What are 3 facts about space?

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What is made up of an astoried belt?

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What is the largest object in the asteroid belt?

The largest object in the asteroid belt is Ceres at about 580 miles across. It is classified as a dwarf planet rather than an asteroid.


What separates the the inner and outer planets?

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If Ceres were to suddenly depart the asteroid belt by what percentage would the mass of the belt be decreased?

Oh, dude, if Ceres were to peace out from the asteroid belt, the mass of the belt would decrease by about 33%. Yeah, like, Ceres makes up roughly a third of the total mass of the asteroid belt, so if it ghosted, that's a big chunk gone. But hey, asteroids gotta do what asteroids gotta do, right?


Is the asteroid belt made up of rocks and ice revolving around the sun?

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How did the asteroid belt occur?

Probably another planet that was there, but got smashed up by impact


What colour is the Asteroid belt?

Considering the Asteroid Belt is made up of Dwarf Planets, asteroids, pebbles, grains and dust, it's difficult to be precise. As a combination, the best answer would be anywhere from grey to black.