Space: The asteroid belt — between Mars and Jupiter — despite…

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Did you know? The asteroid belt — between Mars and Jupiter — despite its name contains relatively little mass: less than 4% of our Moon, spread over 200+ million km. Sci-fi films show asteroids right next to each other, but in reality the average distance between two is 1+ million km. A spacecraft flying through would probably see nothing.

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The asteroid belt — between Mars and Jupiter — despite its name contains relatively little mass: less than 4% of our Moon, spread over 200+ million km. Sci-fi films show asteroids right next to each other, but in reality the average distance between two is 1+ million km. A spacecraft flying through would probably see nothing.

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