Millions of objects in the solar system's main asteroid belt may be icy interlopers from beyond Neptune that were flung into their present orbits after a violent migration of the giant planets, a new simulation suggests.
The solar system's main asteroid belt is a diverse mix of objects that orbit between Mars and Jupiter. These asteroids are generally thought to have formed close to their present locations, so their compositions should reflect the original distribution of gas and dust that surrounded the sun there and eventually condensed into solid bodies.
The solar system's main asteroid belt is a diverse mix of objects that orbit between Mars and Jupiter. These asteroids are generally thought to have formed close to their present locations, so their compositions should reflect the original distribution of gas and dust that surrounded the sun there and eventually condensed into solid bodies.
Full article by Rachel Courtland on New Scientist
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