Main Asteroid Belt

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vesta
gptkbp:average_temperature varies widely
gptkbp:composed_of rocky bodies
metallic bodies
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Hygiea
gptkb:Vesta
gptkb:Ceres
gptkb:Pallas
asteroids
dwarf planets
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:19th_century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Main Asteroid Belt
gptkbp:is_associated_with meteor showers
asteroid impacts on Earth
gptkbp:is_characterized_by different orbits of asteroids
different sizes of asteroids
irregular shapes of asteroids
varied compositions of asteroids
gptkbp:is_divided_into gptkb:inner_belt
gptkb:outer_belt
gptkbp:is_home_to thousands of asteroids
many small asteroids
some larger asteroids
the asteroid belt's dynamic processes
the asteroid belt's gravitational interactions
the asteroid belt's unique environment
the fourth largest asteroid Hygiea
the largest asteroid Ceres
the majority of asteroids in the Solar System
the second largest asteroid Vesta
the third largest asteroid Pallas
the asteroid belt's largest population of asteroids
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:observatory
the asteroid belt region
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkb:NASA's_Dawn_spacecraft
planetary formation theories
asteroid mining potential
European Space Agency missions
understanding the early Solar System
gptkbp:length about 1.1 to 1.9 AU from the Sun
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Jupiter
gptkb:Mars
gptkbp:mass about 4% of the Moon's mass
gptkbp:orbital_period about 4.6 years
gptkbp:religion remnants of planet formation