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No. The asteroid belt is an area where there are more asteroids than in other parts of the solar system It is not a planet, nor is there enough mass in the asteroid belt to form a whole planet.

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Is mercury located in the inside the asteroid belt?

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Is Jupiter inside or outside the astrooid belt?

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Do all the terrestrial planets lie inside the asteroid belt?

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What dwarf planet is located IN the asteroid belt?

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Which planet is before the asteroid belt?

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Was there ever a planet in the Asteroid belt?

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