Saturday, November 14, 2026

WHY DID THE ASTEROID BELT NEVER BECOME A PLANET?

An educational infographic explains how Jupiter’s gravity altered asteroid orbits and increased collision speeds, making growth into a single planet unlikely. It contrasts destructive impacts in the asteroid belt with the gentler accretion that formed terrestrial planets.
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