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Most of the asteroids within our solar system can be found within the Asteroid Belt. Located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, the Asteroid Belt consists of millions of individual asteroids of varying sizes - from a speck of dust to hundreds of kilometers in diameter. The largest object within the belt is a dwarf planet - Ceres - which has a mass of 9.47x1020kg and a diameter of 476.2km.
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Why did scientists know about Ceres for so long before the other dwarf planets?
The answer to this question can be simplified because Ceres is much nearer than any other dwarf planet in our solar system. Ceres is in the Asteroid Belt which lies between Mars and Jupiter All the other known Dwarf Planets lie in the Kuyper Belt passed and beyond the reaches of Neptune's Orbit of the Sun. Ceres was then (1801) under mathematical scrutiny as to it's very existence and it's orbit was then unknown. Ceres is only 580 miles across but from earth would be much larger visually from a reasonable telescope than say Pluto or any other of the Dwarf planets in the Kuyper Belt. Ceres is the first ever asteroid to be discovered
Between what two planets does the asteroid belt lie?
Most of the asteroids within our solar system can be found within the Asteroid Belt. Located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, the Asteroid Belt consists of millions of individual asteroids of varying sizes - from a speck of dust to hundreds of kilometers in diameter. The largest object within the belt is a dwarf planet - Ceres - which has a mass of 9.47x1020kg and a diameter of 476.2km.
Do all planets and satellites lie the same gravitational layer?
Do all planets and satellites lie on the same gravitational layer?
Which objects do not orbit a central star?
Rogue planets, rogue asteroids, and interstellar comets are examples of objects that do not orbit a central star. These celestial bodies drift through space independently, not bound by the gravitational pull of a star.
How many number of inner planets?
There are 4, all of which lie between the sun and the asteroid belt. These planets are (from lowest distance from the sun to the highest): Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
Do all dwarf planets lie far beyond the orbit of Neptune?
No. Ceres is a dwarf planet and orbits inside the orbit of Jupiter.
What planets lie between Mars in Pluto?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Because of the eccentricity of Plutos orbit it is sometime inside the orbit of Neptune.
Why did scientists know about Ceres for so long before the other dwarf planets?
The answer to this question can be simplified because Ceres is much nearer than any other dwarf planet in our solar system. Ceres is in the Asteroid Belt which lies between Mars and Jupiter All the other known Dwarf Planets lie in the Kuyper Belt passed and beyond the reaches of Neptune's Orbit of the Sun. Ceres was then (1801) under mathematical scrutiny as to it's very existence and it's orbit was then unknown. Ceres is only 580 miles across but from earth would be much larger visually from a reasonable telescope than say Pluto or any other of the Dwarf planets in the Kuyper Belt. Ceres is the first ever asteroid to be discovered
Which 2 planets lie between venus and Jupiter?
The two planets that lie between Venus and Jupiter are Earth and Mars.
What is a double planet?
Two planets orbiting each other. The barycenter of the planets must not lie within either planet but must be in free space between them. (The planets orbit a central point as opposed to a planet-sattelite configuration where one body orbits another)
What is an object that is smaller than a planet that orbits a star?
The smallest planet in the solar system is Mercury.
The location of the asteroids in relation to the planets?
Asteroids wander near and far, the majority however lie in an orbit between Mars and Jupiter simply called the asteroid belt. They get bumped out of orbit when they hit each other and generally fall towards the sun pulled by it's gravity.
Does Ceres lie inside of the asertoid belt?
ye i think so
The four outer planets lie beyond what?
The outer planets lie beyond the asteroid belt.
What lies in between mars and Jupiter?
Mars and Jupiter have 343 million mi (552 million km) of space between them, so there are lots of things in between the two planets. However, the main thing between Mars and Jupiter is the asteroid belt.
Between what two planets does the asteroid belt lie?
Most of the asteroids within our solar system can be found within the Asteroid Belt. Located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, the Asteroid Belt consists of millions of individual asteroids of varying sizes - from a speck of dust to hundreds of kilometers in diameter. The largest object within the belt is a dwarf planet - Ceres - which has a mass of 9.47x1020kg and a diameter of 476.2km.
Where on your solar system does Pluto lie?
Pluto is located in the outer region of our solar system, beyond the orbit of Neptune. It is considered a dwarf planet and is part of the Kuiper Belt, a collection of icy bodies that orbit the Sun beyond the eight major planets.
