Asteroid Belt

The asteroid belt is an asteroid field in orbit of the Sol system. It lies between Mars and Jupiter.
== History ==
The asteroid belt was not formed, but rather coalesced into a vague ring shape from the many leftovers of the Sol system's planetary formation period. Most of the rocks are incredibly ancient, having orbited there since they first formed billions of years ago. However, very little of the original belt remains as much of it was lost due to the tumultuous nature of the early periods of the solar system.
== Contents ==
The asteroid belt contains between 1.1 and 1.9 million asteroids with a diameter greater than 1 kilometer and many millions more smaller objects. It also contains a proper dwarf planet known as Ceres, the largest object in the belt.
Category:Asteroid
Category:Terrestrial
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