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Cheap Astronomy - Dear CA #141: Sorting The Universe
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A podcast of sorts… Cheap Astronomy gets organized!
Dear Cheap Astronomy – How are asteroids organized?
The large majority of asteroids in the solar system are in the asteroid belt between mars and Jupiter. There are maybe 1-2 million that are more than a kilometer in diameter and millions more that are smaller than that. Nonetheless there's a huge amount of space between mars and Jupiter so it's nothing like that bit in the Empire strikes back. If you stood one asteroid is unlikely you'd be able to see another one and the odds of successfully navigating it are about…
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