• Question: why is there an asteroid belt

    Asked by keenscientist123 to Amy, Helen, Nicolas, Daniel, Thorrun on 19 Jun 2017.
    • Photo: Nicolas Labrosse

      Nicolas Labrosse answered on 19 Jun 2017:

      The small bodies in the asteroid belt are ‘debris’ from the formation of the Solar System. They are where they are because of how the Sun, Jupiter, and the other planets, interact via gravity.

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