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Asteroid Belt

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  • If a big asteroid hit Earth would it cause a lot of damage?
    Yes! When one hit Earth 65 million years ago it killed off almost all life (including the dinosaurs!).
  • Does the Asteroid Belt separate the inner from the outer planets?
    Yes! It's between Mars and Jupiter
  • Is the Asteroid Belt a planet?
    No, it's just a bunch of rocks circling the Sun out in space.
  • Can we see the Asteroid Belt without a telescope?
    Nope. We'd need a really good telescope to see it.
  • Is the Asteroid Belt made up of rocks?
    Yes, billions of them.
  • Does the Asteroid Belt circle around the Sun?
    Yes! It orbits the Sun like the 8 main planets do.