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During the formation of the Solar System, smaller particles in the solar nebula

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Question

During the formation of the Solar System, smaller particles in the solar nebula combined to form planetesimals, some of which provided the building blocks for planets. The majority of planetesimals did not become planets, however, and some of them remain in the Solar System today as debris left over from the time of planet formation. Asteroids are a special class of planetesimals that orbit around the Sun.

Study the distribution of known asteroids shown in this figure, and choose all of the statements below that match your observations.

Jupiter Achilles Trojans Jupiter's orbit Sylvia Trojans Apollo Aten Mercury Venus Ceres Main asteroid belt Asteroid orbits

Explanation / Answer

The answers are C,E,B

Some asteroids cross the orbit of the Earth as they keep orbiting around the sun
Major number of asteroids are present between mars and Jupiter which have more than 200 asteroids with size larger than 60miles
Also clumps of asteroids also exist on jupiters orbit at particular spot

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