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Unlike old Science Fiction movies which gives you the impression that asteroids are close together, the average distance between asteroids is approximately 1 million km. If you were to travel through the asteroid belt, the chance of encountering an asteroid is next to nothing.
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ProfessorThe average distance between asteroids in the asteroid belt is around 1 to 3 million kilometers. This region between Mars and Jupiter contains millions of asteroids of various sizes orbiting the Sun. Despite their abundance, the vast distances between them mean that actual collisions between asteroids are rare.
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Is the asteroid belt between earth and mars?
Mars' average distance from the sun is greater than Earth's average distance, and less than the average distance of most of the members of the asteroid belt. So, the answer is YES.
What is the revolution of the asteroid belt around the sun?
The revolution of asteroids in the asteroid belt is typically between 2 to 6 years, depending on the specific asteroid's distance from the Sun and its orbital speed. The average distance of the asteroid belt from the Sun is about 2.2 to 3.3 astronomical units (AU), with one AU being the average distance between the Earth and the Sun.
How can an asteroid attract another asteroid?
An asteroid can attract another asteroid through gravitational forces. Just like any two objects with mass, asteroids exert a gravitational pull on each other, causing them to be attracted to one another. The strength of this gravitational attraction depends on the masses of the asteroids and the distance between them.
Approximately how many million kilometers from the sun are most asteroids located?
Most asteroids are located in the asteroid belt, which is typically between 200 to 400 million kilometers away from the sun, with the average distance being around 300 million kilometers.
What two planets are asteroids between?
The asteroid belt is located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
