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Q7 (CDS-I/2007) Geography › World Physical Geography › Solar system bodies Answer Verified

The Asteroid Belt is found between which of the following?

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The Asteroid Belt, also known as the Main Belt, is a vast region of space located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter [c2][t2]. It consists of millions of rocky and metallic bodies, ranging from microscopic dust to large objects like Ceres, which are remnants of the early solar system that failed to coalesce into a planet due to the intense gravitational interference of Jupiter [c2][c3][t1]. This belt lies approximately 2.2 to 3.3 Astronomical Units (AU) from the Sun [c2][t2]. While asteroids are scattered throughout the solar system, the highest concentration is found in this circular chain between the fourth and fifth planets [c2][t7]. The gravitational influence of Jupiter continues to sculpt the belt's boundaries and create gaps, such as the Kirkwood gaps, within the population [t6].

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  1. [1] Physical Geography by PMF IAS, Manjunath Thamminidi, PMF IAS (1st ed.) > Chapter 2: The Solar System > Asteroid Belt > p. 32
  2. [2] Physical Geography by PMF IAS, Manjunath Thamminidi, PMF IAS (1st ed.) > Chapter 2: The Solar System > The Formation of the Planets > p. 18
  3. [3] https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/asteroid
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