Would it be more earth like, or more like planets farther out into the solar system? And moreover, why isn't there a planet between mars and jupiter?
2006-08-10 09:48:07 · 10 answers · asked by Zachary C 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The planet between Jupitur and Mars would be a rock like planet indeed. Possibly like a moon of Jupiturs, or maybe a cold-mercury. However, Id rather call it a basic object floating around the sun. I will explain later.
The reason why there is no such object there is the fact that our obese pal in space, jupitur, hogs so much room, and has such a huge gravitational pull, that it kept pulling the rocks apart before they could collide enough to stick together. Some astronomers estimate that Its gravity flinged pieces of rock out of the solar system at insane speeds!
As for why I dont consider it a planet: One of the discarded theories about the asteroid belt is that it was a former planet that was blasted to bits. However, there would have been an object the size of our moon or larger that would have had to had done that. Also, adding the pieces together, the planet would have been smaller than pluto (which is smaller than our moon!) Therefore, astronomers stick with the theory above.
2006-08-10 09:58:08 · answer #1 · answered by iam"A"godofsheep 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Fist of all Mars and Jupiter would have to be further a part. Because there gravitational pull keeps the asteroids in the asteroid belt from collecting together into a planet. And if they were further a part I would assume that the planet would be a terrestrial planet much like Mars.
2006-08-10 10:09:18 · answer #2 · answered by Kristyn P 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The asteroid belt is between Mars and Jupiter. Some people believe it once existed as a planet, and it was struck by a comet, smashing it to tiny fragments.. However, exhaustive scientific research suggest that the gravitational pull exerted by Jupiter was a significant enough impediment to the formation of the potential planet in the first place.
2006-08-10 09:57:08 · answer #3 · answered by Dr. D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to well-reasoned theory, there WAS a planet between Mars and Jupiter. It's now a bunch of asteroids. It was more Earth-like than Jupiter, since it was "rocky." On the other hand, Mars would be more Earth-like than any rocky planet further out, because the further out from the sun, the more frozen of a world it would be. You probably know we just landed a probe on Titan, one of Saturn's moons, and it sent back pictures. A very dim, dark world with mountains and canyons and a methane ice-slush surface with methane rain carving gullies leading to what scientists think could be methane lakes. At minus 270 degrees Fahrenheit, not very Earth-like.
2006-08-10 19:45:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rock planet. And the asteroids in the asteroid belt would be constantly crashing against the planet, so it'll be like another asteroid, not a planet.
2006-08-10 13:28:24 · answer #5 · answered by aximili12hp 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is one. But they are are in pieces. The Jupiter s gravity prevents it from forming a spherical planet.
2006-08-10 10:14:39 · answer #6 · answered by Dr M 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if there was a planet there it would be rocky like mars, the reason there are no planets there is because of the ASTEROID BELT
2006-08-10 09:52:55 · answer #7 · answered by Spaceman spiff 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be the planet where all of the lost socks go.
2006-08-10 09:52:02 · answer #8 · answered by Justsyd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some say the asteriod belt WAS a planet.
So I guess it would be a solid rocky one...
2006-08-10 09:52:15 · answer #9 · answered by _Kraygh_ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
coz god knows best
2006-08-10 09:52:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋