How Asteroid Belts Work
The main asteroid belt, located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, is home to most of our solar system’s asteroids.
But, how did the asteroid belt form, and how did it affect the rest of the solar system? What do Mars and Jupiter have to do with it, and how do their orbits affect the main belt? What about the Kuiper belt and the Oort cloud — are they any different from the main one? Are there other asteroid belts in other solar systems like ours, or is the main belt unique?
