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Mars. Both asteroids and Mars are solid and rocky. Jupiter is not solid and has no rocks that we know of.
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What is a group of objects that orbits between mars and Jupiter?
It's called the Asteroid belt. See the related link for more informtion.
Typically orbit the sun at approximately 3 au?
Not much. Earth is at 1 AU, by definition, and Mars is at about 1.5 AU. Between Mars and Jupiter (about 5 AU) there are no large planets; it is thought that Jupiter's gravity interfered with planets forming near it. Instead, there are billions of asteroids, which are of similar chemical makeup to the inner planets (i.e. mostly rocks and metals), but much smaller, ranging from smaller than a sand grain to the size of U.S. states. We have observed several thousand of the larger ones; these are irregularly-shaped rocky things the size of cities. The largest, Ceres, is almost 600 miles across and orbits between 2.54 and 2.98 AU. So, I suppose I could say that Ceres is at 3 AU, once every 4.5 (Earth) years. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceres_(dwarf_planet) for more about Ceres.
Which planet does not have only one moon?
An infinite number of planets have more than one moon. Of the planets in our solar system, 3 (Mars, Saturn, and Jupiter), have more than one moon. Mars has two moons, Jupiter has at least 63, and Saturn has 60 not counting the asteroids that make up its rings.
What planet is between Mars and Jupiter?
Except for the dwarf planet Ceres (largest of the asteroids), there is no real planet between Mars and Jupiter, Instead, there is a wide, sparsely populated belt of asteroids. This is referred to as the "Main Belt". It was once speculated that a planet did exist between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, based on the distances of the known planets from the Sun. Many of the early astronomers viewed the asteroid belt as the remains of a planet that was destroyed by a devastating impact with another stellar object. However, the current theory is that no planet ever formed there due to gravitational interactions between the Sun and Jupiter. These could have stopped the accretion process from actually allowing the planetesimals to "gel" together. The mass of the belt is relatively low, suggesting that much of the original mass there has been dispersed. See related link for more information.
Why did the asteroid is between planet mars and Jupiter?
The asteroid belt is a failed planet, the material on that orbit never managed to clump together into a planet because Jupiter's gravity kept the material stirred up, every time Jupiter passes the material that's trying to coagulate is pulled outwards again, and the result is a belt of asteroids. Jupiter can also rattle some of these asteroids loose and send them flying around the solar system for a time. most are very small, but at least one is large enough to have become spherical under its own gravity.
Are asteroids more closer to earth or mars?
Mars, the asteroid belt is in between Mars and Jupiter.
Is most asteroids located between mars and jupiter?
No, Actually most asteroids are found beyond Pluto, the asteroid ring there is called the Kupiter belt it has much more asteroids between the belt between Jupiter and Mars. -- BananaPower
What is a group of objects that orbits between mars and Jupiter?
It's called the Asteroid belt. See the related link for more informtion.
Where do most asteroids exist?
Most of the asteroids in our Solar system are located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. It is referred to as the Asteroid belt. See the related link for more information.
Typically orbit the sun at approximately 3 au?
Not much. Earth is at 1 AU, by definition, and Mars is at about 1.5 AU. Between Mars and Jupiter (about 5 AU) there are no large planets; it is thought that Jupiter's gravity interfered with planets forming near it. Instead, there are billions of asteroids, which are of similar chemical makeup to the inner planets (i.e. mostly rocks and metals), but much smaller, ranging from smaller than a sand grain to the size of U.S. states. We have observed several thousand of the larger ones; these are irregularly-shaped rocky things the size of cities. The largest, Ceres, is almost 600 miles across and orbits between 2.54 and 2.98 AU. So, I suppose I could say that Ceres is at 3 AU, once every 4.5 (Earth) years. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceres_(dwarf_planet) for more about Ceres.
Which planet does not have only one moon?
An infinite number of planets have more than one moon. Of the planets in our solar system, 3 (Mars, Saturn, and Jupiter), have more than one moon. Mars has two moons, Jupiter has at least 63, and Saturn has 60 not counting the asteroids that make up its rings.
How many more moons does Jupiter have than Mars?
Jupiter has 63 Moons, Mars has two.
Between what planets will you find the asteroid belt?
The largest collection of asteroids is found orbiting the Sun between orbits of Mars and Jupiter, This area is sometimes called the "asteroid belt". Think about it this way: the asteroid belt is a big highway in a circle around the Sun. The asteroids are like cars on the highway, except that they are thousands of miles apart on the average. Even so, sometimes the asteroid cars run into one another. When this happens, the asteroids may break up into smaller asteroids. Scientists think that most asteroids are the result of collisions between larger rocky space bodies. Asteroids can be a few feet to several hundred miles wide. The belt probably contains at least 40,000 asteroids that are more than 0.5 miles across. If an asteroid is disturbed by the gravitational pull of a planet, or is involved in a collision, it can be thrown out of the belt and go into orbit as a moon. Some of Jupiter's many small moons were likely once asteroids.
Where do most asteroids orbit?
Most of the asteroids in our Solar system are located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. It is referred to as the Asteroid belt. They are rocky remnants left over from the early formation of our solar system about 4.6 billion years ago.
What planet is between Mars and Jupiter?
Except for the dwarf planet Ceres (largest of the asteroids), there is no real planet between Mars and Jupiter, Instead, there is a wide, sparsely populated belt of asteroids. This is referred to as the "Main Belt". It was once speculated that a planet did exist between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, based on the distances of the known planets from the Sun. Many of the early astronomers viewed the asteroid belt as the remains of a planet that was destroyed by a devastating impact with another stellar object. However, the current theory is that no planet ever formed there due to gravitational interactions between the Sun and Jupiter. These could have stopped the accretion process from actually allowing the planetesimals to "gel" together. The mass of the belt is relatively low, suggesting that much of the original mass there has been dispersed. See related link for more information.
Does Jupiter have damage from being close to the asteroid belt?
Because of its mass, Jupiter has likely collided with more asteroids, planetesimals, comets and other small bodies than any other planet in the Solar system. The asteroid belt only gets as close to Jupiter as it does because Jupiter has perturbed the orbits of all asteroids that were closer to Jupiter, either impacting directly, locking them into orbit of Jupiter to become a moon, or causing the asteroids to slingshot away. Many millions of years in the past, there were a lot more asteroids, and they were not confined to the asteroid belt, but the gravitational pull of Jupiter and the other planets have "swept" most of the solar system of these small bodies.
How many times more would you weigh on Jupiter than on Mars?
You would weigh about 6.68 times more on Jupiter.
