Today, most astronomers believe that the asteroids are remnants of the protoplanetary disk. The remnants failed to merge into a planet because of large gravitational perturbations induced by Jupiter during the formative period of the solar system.
The strong gravitational influence ensured that the remnants couldn't form a large enough "block" before being torn back apart.
However in the 1800's it was wildly believed that a planet [Phaeton] had existed where the asteroids are and it's destruction was caused by :-
They are origanted in the asteroid belt when they are broken off an asteroid.
They are origanted in the asteroid belt when they are broken off an asteroid.
Mars is not in the asteroid belt. The Asteroid Belt is between Mars and Jupiter.
The main asteroid belt is actually called the asteroid belt - pretty dull really.
The main asteroid belt is actually called the asteroid belt - pretty dull really.
They are origanted in the asteroid belt when they are broken off an asteroid.
They are origanted in the asteroid belt when they are broken off an asteroid.
between mars and jupiter.
Mars is not in the asteroid belt. The Asteroid Belt is between Mars and Jupiter.
Ceres is in the asteroid belt, between Mars and Jupiter.
The asteroid belt is in between Mars and Jupiter.
Venus is not in any asteroid belt.
The asteroid belt is not in Jupiter.
The main asteroid belt is actually called the asteroid belt - pretty dull really.
The planet Jupiter is outside the asteroid belt, which is located in between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
The main asteroid belt is actually called the asteroid belt - pretty dull really.
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.