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The Minor Planet center has cataloged 279,722 minor planets which are asteroids, comets, and dwarf planets. Considering asteroids and comets are in some ways related bodies in the fact that they do not have hydrostatic equilibrium; we only have to subtract the four dwarf planets leaving us with 279,718 asteroids and comets discovered so far.
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∙ 9y agoThe asteroid belt is located near Jupiter. This system of many asteroids can be found orbiting between Mars and Jupiter.
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∙ 13y agoif a asteroid would crash into Jupiter it would break through the surface so about 0
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Why does asteroids hit earth?
Asteroids will hit earth every now and then because of the earths gravitational pull, but we don't get as much as Jupiter seeing as it has the highest gravitation pull.
What are the asteroids the follow and precede Jupiter in a gravitational well called?
Jupiter's Trojan asteroids
Does Jupiter have asteroids that hit the surface?
yes and lots of times. Try to count all the times
Which asteroids travel before and behind the planet Jupiter?
The asteroids that travel before and behind the planet Jupiter are called the Trojan asteroids
Is Jupiter asteroids inside or outside?
Jupiter is outside the asteroid belt.
Why does asteroids hit earth?
Asteroids will hit earth every now and then because of the earths gravitational pull, but we don't get as much as Jupiter seeing as it has the highest gravitation pull.
What are the asteroids the follow and precede Jupiter in a gravitational well called?
Jupiter's Trojan asteroids
Does Jupiter have asteroids that hit the surface?
yes and lots of times. Try to count all the times
How does Jupiter protect the inner planets being hit by asteroids?
Jupiter doesn't stop other planets from being hit by asteroids. It's actually raises the stakes. Jupiter takes cosmic debris into it's orbit and sometimes launches it at other planets. (including Earth!) Although in some cases Jupiter takes the cosmic debris/asteroids and launches them away from the planets. It's kinda like a cosmic game of dodgeball, lol.
Which asteroids travel before and behind the planet Jupiter?
The asteroids that travel before and behind the planet Jupiter are called the Trojan asteroids
Does Jupiter have asteroids?
Yes, Jupiter has asteroids locked in orbit with it at all of its stable Lagrangian Points.
What are small planets with orbits between mars and Jupiter?
Asteroids
How is earth and Jupiter not alike?
Jupiter is bigger so it has a bigger gravitational force, Jupiter is away from the sun more, it is a gas giant. most asteroids hit Jupiter saving our planet, and Jupiter doesn't have a atmosphere like we do.
My buddies and I form a belt between Mars and Jupiter?
Between Mars and Jupiter is an asteroid belt.
Do asteroids have more in common with Mars or Jupiter?
Mars. Both asteroids and Mars are solid and rocky. Jupiter is not solid and has no rocks that we know of.
Is Jupiter asteroids inside or outside?
Jupiter is outside the asteroid belt.
Asteroids are found between the orbits of?
The asteroid belt is located between the orbi of Jupiter and Mars
