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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.
Is the moon inside or out the asteroid belt?
The asteroid belt is shaped like a donut. The earth and moon, mars, venus, mercury and sun are all in the hole in the middle.
Why didn't the asteroid belt make a planet?
There are multiple theories for the material in the asteroid belt. First, note that the entire mass of the asteroid belt objects is a few percent of Earth's mass -- what is there today would not form much of a planet. One fairly good theory is that a planet did have an irregular orbit with the highest part where the asteroid belt is today. However, the planet's highly elliptical orbit brought it across the orbits of Mars and Earth. It collided with Earth, leaving much of its mass in the Earth but also spewing out material that eventually formed our Moon. A small portion of the material survives in the asteroid belt and as the small moons of Mars.
What is the region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter?
The asteroid belt is in between Mars and Jupiter.
Why is the earth spherical in shape while most asteroids and comets are not?
Earth is much more massive than asteroids and comets, and thefore has much stronger gravity, which pulls it into a spherical shape. Most asteroids and comets do not have strong enough gravity to do this.
Is the earth inside the asteroid belt?
Yes, the asteroid belt starts properly after the orbit of Mars.
Is there gravity on the asteroid belt?
Yes, there is gravity in the asteroid belt, but it is much weaker than Earth's gravity due to the belt's low mass and spread-out distribution of asteroids. This weaker gravity allows the asteroids to remain in their orbits without being pulled together into a single body.
Is the earth inside or outside the asteroid belt?
From the sun it goes Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, ASTEROID belt, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto (although no longer classed as a planet). So the earth is inside the orbit of the asteroid belt.
Is earth in asteroid belt?
No.
Is earth in the asteroid belt?
There are asteroids around, but the asteroid belt is out beyond the planet Mars.
What causes most of the asteroids to remain orbiting in the asterdoid belt?
Gravity and inertia. The rocks in the asteroid belt are in free fall, and orbit the Sun under the influence of gravity. Sometimes they collide, and the fragments are knocked into different orbits, and sometimes those new orbits cause the objects to leave the asteroid belt. Some astronomers believe that the asteroid that hit the Earth 65 million years ago came from the asteroid belt after a collision like this.
Is the asteroid belt located between earth and mars?
No the asteroid belt is placed between mars and Jupiter
Is Earth located inside the asteroid belt?
No most of the asteroids are in the asteroid belt which is between Mars and Jupiter.
Is Earth inside or outside of the asteroid belt?
From the sun it goes Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, ASTEROID belt, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto (although no longer classed as a planet). So the earth is inside the orbit of the asteroid belt.
Is earth the inner or outer planet located outside the asteroid belt?
Earth is inside the asteroid belt which lies between Mars and Jupiter.
What is the people on the asteroid belt?
The crab people currently inhabit the asteroid belt. The furthest from Earth that humans have reached is the Moon which is a tiny fraction of the distance to the asteroid belt.
Asteroid's revolve around earth in an area known as the asteroid belt?
True... the asteroid belt can be found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
