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and Jupiter. There are lots of small bodies in direct orbit around the sun called the asteroids (the asteroid belt).

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Most of the objects in our solar system orbit what celestial body?

Our Sun, although with the amount of debris in Earth orbit...


What objects are nearly spherical in shape but share their orbital paths with other objects that are similar in size?

You can't be referring to "asteroids", because only the largest few are spherical, and they vary WIDELY in size and shape. About 60% of all asteroids orbit in the "asteroid belt", an enormous toroidal area between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. The other 40% of known asteroids do NOT orbit in the asteroid belt.Probably the answer is "dwarf planets" although they share their orbital neighborhoods rather than their actual orbits.


What is made of a central star around which various other non-star objects orbit?

A solar system.


What is a sentence for weightlessness?

The weightless astronaut landed on Mars, which has no gravity.


What is between 1.52 and 5.20 AU?

The orbit of Mars is about 1.5 AU from the Sun, while the orbit of Jupiter is about 5.2 AU. (One AU, or "astronomical unit", is the average distance between the Earth and the Sun.) The area between about 3 AU and a bit over 4 AU is the "asteroid belt", a region occupied by thousands of tiny rocks and planetoids. At one time, astronomers thought that there might have been another planet between Mars and Jupiter, and many early science fiction stories postulate a planet that was destroyed by interactions with Jupiter's gravity or by an interplanetary war. Now, we believe that the influence of Jupiter's gravity probably prevented any planet from ever forming there. There are several fairly large objects in that region, including the "dwarf planet" Ceres, and an unknown number - thousands, at least! - of smaller objects.

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What is mars natural satellites and other objects that may orbit the planet?

Mars' moons are Phobos and Deimos. No other known natural objects are orbiting Mars. But humans have sent three satellites into orbit around Mars. Mars Express (ESA), 2001: Mars Odyssey (NASA) and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (NASA).


What is are the objects that orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter?

they are called asteroids


Which objects are located between the orbit of mars an Jupiter?

the asteriod belt


What is the name of the group of objects of orbit the sun between mars?

space junk


What are objects called that orbit the sun in a belt between mars and Jupiter?

The asteroids


What are the objects called that orbit the sun it a belt between mars and Jupiter?

an asteroid belt


What solar objects orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter?

Asteroids, which are organized in a belt.


What is millions of smallrocky objects orbit the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter?

That is called the asteroid belt.


How many planets orbit around Mars?

No planets orbit around Mars. There are two moons that orbit around Mars.


Rocky objects measuring millimeters to kilometers in diameter generally orbit the sun ina region located between?

Rocky objects measuring millimeters to kilometers in diameter generally orbit the sun in a region located between Mars and Jupiter known as the asteroid belt. This region is characterized by numerous small, irregularly-shaped objects that vary in size and composition. These asteroids orbit the sun in orbits that are typically between Mars and Jupiter.


Does Mars' gravity affect other objects?

Yes, Mars' gravity affects other objects just like any other planetary body. The strength of Mars' gravity is about 38% of Earth's gravity, so objects will weigh less on Mars than on Earth. This weaker gravity also influences things like the orbit of spacecraft around Mars.


What is the term for the rocky bodies that orbit the sun in a belt between Mars and Jupiter?

The term for rocky bodies that orbit the sun in a belt between Mars and Jupiter is "asteroids." These objects are remnants from the early solar system that never formed into a planet due to the gravitational influence of Jupiter.