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Asteroids formed from left over materials from when our solar system formed that never formed into a planet.

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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 Mars located in the asteroid belt?

Mars is not in the asteroid belt. The Asteroid Belt is between Mars and Jupiter.


What is the region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter?

The asteroid belt is in between Mars and Jupiter.


What asteroid belt is Venus in?

Venus is not in any asteroid belt.


Where is the asteroid belt in the planet Jupiter?

The asteroid belt is not in Jupiter.


What is the main asteroid belt called?

The main asteroid belt is actually called the asteroid belt - pretty dull really.


Is Jupiter inside the asteroid belt or outside?

The planet Jupiter is outside the asteroid belt, which is located in between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.


What is the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter called?

The main asteroid belt is actually called the asteroid belt - pretty dull really.


Is mars inside the asteroid belt?

No, Mars is located outside of the asteroid belt. The asteroid belt is located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, which means that Mars is not inside the asteroid belt.


Is the asteroid belt an inner or outer asteroid belt?

The asteroid belt is considered to be a region located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in our solar system, making it an inner asteroid belt.


Scientist theorize that the asteroid belt did not form a planet because of what?

Scientists theorize that the asteroid belt did not form a planet due to the gravitational influence of Jupiter disrupting planet formation. Jupiter's strong gravity prevented the material in the asteroid belt from accreting into a 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.