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Pluto's orbit is near the beginning of the Kuiper belt.

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What are the names of the asteroids that cross Earth's orbit and Jupiter's orbit?

Main Belt asteroids -- a band of asteroids located in the "missing planet" gap between Mars and Jupiter. None of these are economically attractive in a near term program because they are too far from Earth.Amor asteroids -- asteroids whose orbits approach but do not cross Earth orbit, and whose orbits are further from the Sun than Earth's orbit (i.e., "outside-t" Earth orbit). Many have orbits which reside entirely between Earth and Mars. Some of these are economically attractive in the near term.Apollo asteroids -- asteroids whose orbits cross Earth's orbit. Apollo asteroids spend most of their time outside Earth orbit. Many of these are economically attractive in the near term.Aten asteroids -- asteroids whose orbits cross Earth's orbit. Unlike Apollos, Atens spend most of their time inside Earth orbit. A large percentage of known Atens are economically attractive in the near term.


Is mars going to smash into earth?

No, Mars is in a stable orbit, and isn't going to come anywhere near Earth.


What is a vast disk of icy comets near Neptune's orbit called?

The vast disk of icy comets near Neptune's orbit is called the Kuiper Belt. It is a region of the outer Solar System that contains numerous small icy bodies and serves as a source of short-period comets.


What is the comet belt outside of Pluto's orbit called?

There are some comets near Pluto, amongst the bodies in the "Kuiper Belt". However, I think the answer to this question is the "Oort cloud" of comets, far beyond the orbit of Pluto.


What type of orbit does Uranus have?

uranus has an elliptical orbit, as do all the planets. interesting fact, due to it's long narrow orbit, Pluto is sometimes closer to the sun than neptune.