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Was Jupiter hit by a gigantic asteroid an exploding comet or a burning meteoroid in 1994?
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It was a comet that broke apart as it approached Jupiter, due to the strong gravitational forces that the planet Jupiter exerted upon it as it approached, and collided with Jupiter's atmosphere in several gas explosions larger than the planet earth.The comet was called
Shumaker Levy 9.
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Is an asteroid a meteor that strikes earth surface?
No. A meteor that gets to the ground is a meteoroid. An Asteroid is an orbiting body between Mars ans Jupiter.
Is Jupiter inside the asteroid belt or outside?
The planet Jupiter is outside the asteroid belt, which is located in between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
What are the planets that make up the solar system?
mercury,venus,earth,mars,jupiter,saturn,uranus,and neptune and pludo is found to be a gigantic asteroid
Where is the asteroid belt in the planet Jupiter?
The asteroid belt is not in Jupiter.
What lies between mars and jupiter-?
Main asteroid beltThe asteroid belt
What is the average distance of meteoroids from the sun?
A meteoroid is a rock that is out in space. Most of the meteoroids in the solar system are in the asteroid belt between the orbit of Mars and the orbit of Jupiter. The middle of the asteroid belt is about 400 million kilometers (250 million miles) from the sun.
Is Jupiter's asteroid belt inside or outside?
Jupiter is outside the asteroid belt.
What is the region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter?
The asteroid belt is in between Mars and Jupiter.
What is the main difference between an asteroid an a meteoriod?
The main difference between an asteroid and a meteoroid is size. Asteroids are larger objects, typically measuring more than 10 meters in diameter, while meteoroids are smaller, ranging from a few meters down to dust-sized particles. Additionally, asteroids are usually found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, while meteoroids can be found in various places, including the asteroid belt, as well as comets or other sources.
Is Jupiter one of the inner or outer of the asteroid belt?
Jupiter orbits the sun outside the asteroid belt.
Why is there an asteroid belt in front of Jupiter?
why is there an asteroid belt in front of jupiter?
Is Jupiter a meteorite Or a asteroid?
Neither, Jupiter is a planet.
