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Scientists think that the asteroid belt is a group of planetesimals (solid objects) that are caught between the gravity of Jupiter and the Sun.

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Where do asteroids lie in the solar system?

In the asteroid belt, between Mars and Jupiter.


What do you call chunks of rock and ice that orbit around a planet?

Asteroids. Most asteroids lie between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.


Which 2 planets lie between venus and Jupiter?

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Between what two planets does the asteroid belt lie?

Most of the asteroids within our solar system can be found within the Asteroid Belt. Located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, the Asteroid Belt consists of millions of individual asteroids of varying sizes - from a speck of dust to hundreds of kilometers in diameter. The largest object within the belt is a dwarf planet - Ceres - which has a mass of 9.47x1020kg and a diameter of 476.2km.


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What lies in between mars and Jupiter?

Mars and Jupiter have 343 million mi (552 million km) of space between them, so there are lots of things in between the two planets. However, the main thing between Mars and Jupiter is the asteroid belt.


Planets whose orbits lie closer to the sun than the asteroids?

The planets whose orbits lie closer to the sun than the asteroids are Mercury and Venus. These two planets are part of the inner planets, also known as terrestrial planets, and are situated closer to the sun compared to the asteroid belt, which is located between Mars and Jupiter.


Most asteroids lie between the orbits of what planets?

Most of the asteroids within our solar system can be found within the Asteroid Belt. Located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, the Asteroid Belt consists of millions of individual asteroids of varying sizes - from a speck of dust to hundreds of kilometers in diameter. The largest object within the belt is a dwarf planet - Ceres - which has a mass of 9.47x1020kg and a diameter of 476.2km.


Are asteroid lie within the asteroid belt true or false?

True. Asteroids are rocky objects that orbit the Sun and many of them can be found within the asteroid belt located between Mars and Jupiter.


Between which 2 planets does the orbit of Ceres lie?

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Where are asteroids found in the solar system?

Most asteroids are located in the asteroid belt which is just between Mars and Jupiter's orbit. Here, there are thousands of them. Some are also found in Jupiter's orbit, these are called Trojan asteroids. Finally, there are a few near the Earth which are called Apollo asteroids. An asteroid is made up of rock and metal, and are basically remnants of the earliest years of the formation of the solar system (roughly about 4 billion years ago).


The location of the asteroids in relation to the planets?

Asteroids wander near and far, the majority however lie in an orbit between Mars and Jupiter simply called the asteroid belt. They get bumped out of orbit when they hit each other and generally fall towards the sun pulled by it's gravity.