This diagram shows where most asteroids are currently found in the Solar System, travelling trajectories between Mars and Jupiter.
This diagram shows where most asteroids are currently found in the Solar System, travelling trajectories between Mars and Jupiter.
Millions of minor planets populate the asteroid and the Kuiper-Edgeworth Belt, while billions of comets inhabit the Oort Cloud in the outer reaches of the Solar System. Disturbances in trajectory frequently dispatch asteroids and comets on orbits that cross the path of – or may even collide with – other planets. This produces the impact craters visible on all planets. The diagram shows where most asteroids are currently found in the Solar System, travelling trajectories between Mars and Jupiter.
