Asteroid Belt Facts

The Asteroid Belt lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
The asteroid belt was hard to see because its composed of all small stuff, like rock and ice chunks.
Asteroids and comets both orbit in this belt.
The average asteroid is a "rubble pile" consisting of large rocky pieces covered in dust.
Comets are basically dirty snowballs.
The tail of a comet can be seen when it is closest to the Sun and the icy particles are melting.

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