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scientists theorize that it was jupiters gravity that kept it from forming
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Scientist theorize that the asteroid belt did not form a planet because of what?
Scientists theorize that the asteroid belt did not form a planet due to the gravitational influence of Jupiter disrupting planet formation. Jupiter's strong gravity prevented the material in the asteroid belt from accreting into a planet.
Scientists theorize that the asteroid belt did not form a planet because?
the gravitational forces from Jupiter's powerful gravity disrupted the process of planet formation in the asteroid belt region. This prevented the mass of material in the asteroid belt from coalescing into a planet. Additionally, the gravitational interactions between Jupiter and the material in the asteroid belt prevented a single planet from forming.
What do scientists think may be the remains of a planet that once existed in our solar system?
In old texts it was believed that the asteroid belt was the remains of a planet that got torn apart by either a massive impact or the gravitational attraction of Jupiter and the Sun. Nowadays it is firmly agreed that the asteroid belt is a primitive remainder of the early accretion disc and a planet didn't form because of the gravitational attraction of Jupiter and the Sun.
What planet do scientists NOT consider a major planet?
the only planet that scientists do not consider a planet is Pluto, (but they also found new planets in the asteroid belt.)Pluto
Why do scientists refer to it as an asteroid belt and not a planet?
Currently the combined mass of all the asteroids in the asteroid belt is much less than that of any planet, though there were probably many more asteroids in the belt when the solar system was young. One of the leading hypotheses is that gravitational disturbances from Jupiter prevented a planet from forming where the asteroid belt is.
Where is the asteroid belt in the planet Jupiter?
The asteroid belt is not in Jupiter.
Which planet is before the asteroid belt?
Depends which way you are heading :-) Mars --> Asteroid Belt <-- Jupiter
Was there ever a planet in the Asteroid belt?
No planet ever existed where the asteroid belt is. The mass is insufficient for a planet to have formed from all that debris.
What planet is located behind the asteroid belt?
Jupiter is behind the asteroid belt
Is the planet Uranus located inside the asteroid belt or inside the asteroid belt?
Uranus is located outside the asteroid belt, further away from the Sun than the asteroid belt. It is the seventh planet from the Sun in our solar system.
Is a asteroid belt a terrestrial planet?
No. The asteroid belt is an area where there are more asteroids than in other parts of the solar system It is not a planet, nor is there enough mass in the asteroid belt to form a whole planet.
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.
