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a planet is much larger and travels in an ellipse around the centre of the solar system which is the sun.

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asteroid is a belt mostly made of rocks, but planets have soil and it is like big ball.

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Q: What is the difference between an asteroid and a planet?
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What planet is the asteroid between?

The asteroid belt is located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.


What is the difference between an asteroid and an asteroid?

Nothing


What is the difference from an asteroid to a dwarf planet?

A dwarf planet is a body that orbits the sun - is often beyond the orbit of Jupiter and is classified below a planet. An asteroid is a body that orbits the sun within the asteroid belt.


What is Jupiter next too?

The Planet Jupiter is between the planet Saturn and the asteroid belt. On the other side of the asteroid belt is the planet Mars.


What is the difference between an asteroid meteorin our solar system?

The difference between asteroid and meteorite is basically the size. Anything more than about 10 m in diameter is called an asteroid.


What makes Saturn different from other planets?

The very distinct difference between Saturn and all the other planets is it has an Asteroid ring / belt. Saturn has its own asteroid belt and no other planet does.


What is the planet between the asteroid belt and Jupiter?

There isn't one.


Is Ceres an inner or an outer planet?

Ceres is classified as a dwarf planet. Ceres is a large asteroid, part of the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. If it was a planet, it would be classified as an inner.


Is there a planet between Jupiter and Mars?

No, there is no known planet existing between Mars and Jupiter. Between Mars and Jupiter is an asteroid belt known as the Kepler belt.


What is the difference between meteor meteorid and asteroid?

There is no difference between the name meteor and meteorid and meteorite but the real difference of an asteroid and a meteor is well meteors move really fast around space and an asteroid they just kinda stay there thats why they call it an asteroid field cyndaquil831 is out


You are not a planet but you can be found between the orbits of mars and Jupiter?

You are probably an asteroid!


What planet is Eris in between?

Mars and Jupiter. It is located in the Asteroid belt