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Where is the main asteroid belt?

Between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

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  1. Between Mars and Jupiter ✔
  2. Between Earth and Mars
  3. Beyond the Oort Cloud

Why: Most asteroids orbit the Sun in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter. The belt is not a tightly packed obstacle course; enormous gaps separate its objects.

Huh, didn't know that: Ceres, the belt's largest object, is classified as a dwarf planet.

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The asteroid belt holds up no trousers, only orbital leftovers.
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Answer: Between Mars and Jupiter. Most asteroids orbit the Sun in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter. The belt is not a tightly packed obstacle course; enormous gaps separate its objects.

  1. The Solar System, Minor Planets science.nasa.gov/learn/basics-of-space-flight/chapter1-3
    Most orbit in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, moving in the same direction as the planets.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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