Published:
November 23, 2009
 The asteroid belt lies in the region between Mars and Jupiter. The Trojan asteroids lie in Jupiter's orbit, in two distinct regions in front of and behind the planet.
Photo by Lunar and Planetary Institute First of all, there's not enough total mass in the belt to form a planet. Second, the belt is too close to Jupiter. |
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