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Because of gravitational effects from Jupiter.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 8y agoIt is my understanding that once a large planet formed (Jupiter), its gravitational attraction interfered with the formation of planets in that particular region.
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What is the largest asteroid in the Asteroid Belt?
The largest body in the asteroid belt is Ceres, with a diameter of about 950 km. Although it has long been considered to be an asteroid, Ceres was classified as a "dwarf planet" on August 24, 2006. (The other dwarf planets are Pluto, Makemake, Haumea, and Eris.) The issue of whether Ceres remains an asteroid was not addressed at that time.
Do asteroids cross the Earth's orbit as they orbit the Sun?
Yes, asteroids orbit Sun, even meteors and comets. But generally, every pieces of asteroid doesn't have orbits, it has a zone. They bump each other until they form into a larger ones. If an asteroid got out of the zone it now move freely into space and crashes into a planet by gravity. Astronomers now detected a planet, or a dwarf planet, or still an asteroid itself, called Ceres
Are Gamma rays harmful to earth?
Gamma rays are not necessarily harmful to the planet Earth, but to all the living organisms that inhabit it, as Gamma is a powerful form of radiation.
Where does the desert get oxygen?
I believe the desert gets oxygen from Cacti. Also from the rest of the planet. Oxygen is all around the planet. Winds carry the wind through the atmosphere to all parts of it, plants and other desert shrubs including cacti help to give the desert it's own form of localized oxygen.
What are similarities between mars and Saturn?
Very few similarities exist between Mars and Saturn. Mars is a smallish terrestrial (or rocky) planet, while Saturn is a large gas giant planet. Mars has two small satellites, while Saturn has dozens of large satellites, and millions of small ones that form the "rings" of Saturn.
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.
Is there really evidence that there was a planet on the asteroid belt?
There certainly is enough material in the asteroid belt to form another planet, however the immense gravity of Jupiter prevented a planet from forming.
Which planet form a belt between Mars and Jupiter?
Between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter is the Asteroid Belt, which includes the dwarf planet Ceres.
Why didn't a planet form where the asteroid belt is now located?
Gravitational tugs from Jupiter prevented material from collecting together to form a planet.
Can mercury be seen form earth?
No. The asteroid belt blocks the planet from being as well as the size and distace of the planet
How did asteroid belt get there?
The asteroid belt is theorized to be pieces of what was supposed to be a planet located between Mars and Jupiter. These pieces, or planetesimals, were unable to come together to form a larger planet because they were pulled apart by gravity.
Why isn't there a terrestrial planet form at the asteroid belt?
Jupiter's gravity kept planetesimals from accreting
Why do the scientist think that the asteroid belt did not form a planet?
Jupiter's massive gravitational force, (along with Mars lesser gravitional force) prevented the asteroid belt from forming into a planet. Either that or it was a small planet (like Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars) that was smashed to bits after a collision with a very large object and the bits eventually formed into the asteroid belt.
Why scientists theorize that the asteroid belt did not form a planet?
scientists theorize that it was jupiters gravity that kept it from forming
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 planets form a belt between Mars and Jupiter?
No planets form a belt between Mars and Jupiter. The asteroids form the Asteroid Belt in that region, and one of those is now considered to be a dwarf planet, Ceres.
What is one good hypothesis why the asteroids did form a planet?
in between mars and jupitor is the asteroid belt astronomers believe thease lumps of rock were once a small planet that brock up and formed the asteroid belt hundred s of millions years ago
