Asteroid Belt
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| Orbits | Sun |
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| Did you know | Generally, Hygiea's properties are the most poorly known out of the "big four" objects in the asteroid belt. |
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| ID | 776579 |
About Asteroid Belt
The asteroid belt is the circumstellar disc in the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets.
Leonid meteor shower: When, where and how to catch a glimpse of the shooting stars
... What s special about the Leonids? Every 33 years Tempel-Tuttle comes as close as it will to Earth when it returns to the inner solar system - the eight planets including our own and the Asteroid Belt...
US meteorite adds to origins mystery
... Cameras operated by the Ondrejov Observatory in the Czech Republic recorded the fall of the Pribram meteorite, allowing the researchers to trace its orbit back to the Asteroid Belt...
Hayabusa-2: Japan spacecraft touches down on asteroid
... The red arrow shows the location of the target marker on the surface Prof Alan Fitzsimmons, from Queen s University Belfast, told BBC News: We think we understand how carbon-rich asteroids migrate from the Asteroid Belt to become near-Earth asteroids, but the samples from Ryugu will allow its history to be explored...
Asteroid belt Photos
