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How are space probes to the outer planets such as Jupiter protected from being obliterated by collisions with asteroids in the asteroid belt?
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∙ 15y ago
They are not protected from collisions. What helps is that the average distance between asteroids is immense, such that one asteroid is not likely visible to the naked eye to the next nearest asteroid. There is so much space between asteroids the ships generally pass through without any problem.
Actually, the rings of Saturn are also so tenuous that the Cassini spacecraft has passed through them with no ill effect, and they are MUCH denser than the asteroid belt.
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How do you use asteroid in a sentence?
asteroids are big in the shape
What belt of these is found between Mars and Jupiter?
Asteroids. There are many thousand in the Main Belt that occupies an empty orbit between Mars and Jupiter. The largest asteroid, Ceres, has been classified as a "dwarf planet" and contains about 1/3 of the total mass of asteroids in the Main Belt.
What is a sentence that has asteroid in it and a metaphor?
asteroids are the rocks of he universe
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.
Does Mars have an asteroid?
A planet cannot "have" asteroids. But there are asteroids near Venus' orbit.
How do meteors get knocked out of the asteroid belt?
There are collisions between asteroids, which can knock asteroids and asteroid fragments into different orbits. Some asteroids may not have originated in the asteroid belt.
What is an astroriod?
asteroid's is a asteroids
Most asteroids orbit the sun in the?
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What is a band of asteroids called?
The band of asteroids is called (the asteroid belt)
Are all asteroids in the main asteroid belt?
No. There are other asteroid belts besides the main asteroid belt in our solar system. Also, there are asteroids outside our solar system.
Do some asteroids have moon?
Yes, some asteroids in the Asteroid Belt have moons.
Where are the most asteroid located?
There is no definite area where asteroids are concentrated in but within our solar system, the asteroid belt should have the highest amount of asteroids.
Are asteroid belts celestial objects?
No. Asteroid belts are not celestial objects, but asteroids are.
How can an asteroid attract another asteroid?
Asteroids do exert some gravitational pull.
Is an asteroid a mineral?
No. Asteroids are made of minerals.
Which planet is not an asteroid?
None of the planets are asteroids.
Where were most asteroids found?
the asteroid belt
