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The asteroid belt is a doughnut-shaped concentration of asteroids orbiting the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, closer to the orbit of Mars. Most asteroids orbit from between 186 million to 370 million miles (300 million to 600 million km or 2 to 4 AU) from the Sun. The asteroids in the asteroid belt have a slightly elliptical orbit. The time for one revolution around the Sun varies from about three to six Earth years.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoyes they do,they orbit in a belt(the asteroid belt)between the planets Mars and Jupiter
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∙ 11y agosome of the bigger asteroids have smaller asteroids that orbit them like a moon to a planet.
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∙ 15y agoAsteroids orbit around the Sun.
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∙ 11y agoIt's doughnut shaped.
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∙ 13y agoIn between Mars and Jupiter
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∙ 15y agoAll orbits are ellipses.
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Is an asteroid the same thing as an asteroid belt?
No. An asteroid is a relatively large chunk of rock and/or metal in orbit around the sun. The asteroid belt is a region in the solar system between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where the majority of the asteroids orbit.
How is a dwarf planet different from an asteroid?
Asteroid has uneven shapes. Dwarf planet is a large, round object that revolves around the Sun but has not cleared the region around its orbit.
What does Eros orbit?
Eros is an asteroid that crosses Mars' orbit. It was the first asteroid to be landed on by human probe.
What separates the the inner and outer planets?
The asteroid belt separates the inner and outer planets [See related question], however, the ice or frost line [See related question} is the crucial reason for the differences in structure and composition.
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 an asteroid the same thing as an asteroid belt?
No. An asteroid is a relatively large chunk of rock and/or metal in orbit around the sun. The asteroid belt is a region in the solar system between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where the majority of the asteroids orbit.
Does Pluto's orbit overlaps the orbit of the asteroid Ceres?
Pluto's orbit DOES NOT overlap the orbit of the asteroid Ceres. But it does overlap the orbit of the planet neptune
What is an asteroid's orbit like?
it looks like a parabola, and it curves around objects.
What is an asteroid's orbit?
All closed gravitationalorbitsare ellipses.So the shape of an asteroid's orbit iselliptical.
Does the asteroid belt go up or down?
Each individual member of the asteroid 'belt' is in its own elliptical orbit around the sun.
How is a dwarf planet different from an asteroid?
Asteroid has uneven shapes. Dwarf planet is a large, round object that revolves around the Sun but has not cleared the region around its orbit.
What does Eros orbit?
Eros is an asteroid that crosses Mars' orbit. It was the first asteroid to be landed on by human probe.
Why isn't an asteroid considered a moon?
A moon is an object that orbits a planet or similar body. An asteroid that gets caught in orbit around a planet can be considered a moon. Most asteroids instead orbit the sun.
What separates the the inner and outer planets?
The asteroid belt separates the inner and outer planets [See related question], however, the ice or frost line [See related question} is the crucial reason for the differences in structure and composition.
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.
What is the name for body of orbit around the sun?
Planet, planetoid, moon, asteroid, meteor, comet
What is an irregularly shaped rocky mass that is smaller than a planet and occupies an orbit around the sun and are most found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter?
An asteroid from the orbit between Mars and Jupiter known as the asteroid belt.
