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Today, most astronomers believe that the asteroids are remnants of the protoplanetary disk. The remnants failed to merge into a planet because of large gravitational perturbations induced by Jupiter during the formative period of the solar system.

The strong gravitational influence ensured that the remnants couldn't form a large enough "block" before being torn back apart.

However in the 1800's it was wildly believed that a planet [Phaeton] had existed where the asteroids are and it's destruction was caused by :-

  • it veered too close to Jupiter and was torn apart by it's powerful gravity.
  • it was struck by another large celestial body.
  • it was destroyed by a hypothetical brown dwarf, the companion star to the Sun known as Nemesis.
  • it was shattered by some internal catastrophe.

This theory has been rejected for a number of reasons.
  1. The amount of energy required to completely destroy a planet.
  2. The low mass of the asteroid belt.
  3. The asteroids have different chemical composition, which should all be the same if they came from the same body.
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the origin of the asteroid belt is that they are material that never combined to become a planet.

asteroid: rocky metallic objects that orbit the sun, and they are too small to be called planets.

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The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets. The asteroid belt region is also termed the main asteroid belt or main belt because there are other asteroids in the solar system such as near-Earth asteroids and Trojan asteroids.

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The asteroid belt it between Mars and Jupiter, separating in inner planets from the outer planets.

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What is the location of the meteors?

They are origanted in the asteroid belt when they are broken off an asteroid.


What is the general location of meteors?

They are origanted in the asteroid belt when they are broken off an asteroid.


What is the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter called?

The main asteroid belt is actually called the asteroid belt - pretty dull really.


Is Mars located in the asteroid belt?

Mars is not in the asteroid belt. The Asteroid Belt is between Mars and Jupiter.


Is the asteroid belt an inner or outer asteroid belt?

Inner.

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What is the location of the meteors?

They are origanted in the asteroid belt when they are broken off an asteroid.


What is the general location of meteors?

They are origanted in the asteroid belt when they are broken off an asteroid.


Give the location of each asteroids in the asteroid belt?

between mars and jupiter.


What is Ceres' location in the solar system?

Ceres is in the asteroid belt, between Mars and Jupiter.


What is the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter called?

The main asteroid belt is actually called the asteroid belt - pretty dull really.


Is Mars located in the asteroid belt?

Mars is not in the asteroid belt. The Asteroid Belt is between Mars and Jupiter.


What is the region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter?

The asteroid belt is in between Mars and Jupiter.


What asteroid belt is Venus in?

Venus is not in any asteroid belt.


Where is the asteroid belt in the planet Jupiter?

The asteroid belt is not in Jupiter.


Is the asteroid belt an inner or outer asteroid belt?

Inner.


What is the main asteroid belt called?

The main asteroid belt is actually called the asteroid belt - pretty dull really.


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.