the Asteroid Belt

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:average_temperature -73 to 27 K
gptkbp:composed_of rocky debris
metallic debris
gptkbp:contains asteroids
comets
dwarf planets
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:19th_century
gptkbp:founded_in during the early solar system
gptkbp:has_average_distance_from_sun 2.7 AU
gptkbp:has_impact_on planetary formation
gptkbp:has_largest_object gptkb:Hygiea
gptkb:Vesta
gptkb:Ceres
gptkb:Pallas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Asteroid Belt
gptkbp:is_believed_to remnants of planet formation
gptkbp:is_characterized_by irregular shapes
varied sizes
different compositions
gptkbp:is_divided_into gptkb:inner_belt
gptkb:outer_belt
gptkbp:is_explored_in gptkb:NASA_missions
ESA missions
JAXA missions
gptkbp:is_home_to thousands of asteroids
many small bodies
the asteroid 243 Ida
the asteroid 243 Ida's moon Dactyl
the asteroid 433 Eros
the asteroid 951 Gaspra
the asteroid belt's population
the largest asteroid
the most massive asteroid
gptkbp:is_located_in inner solar system
gptkbp:is_not_aplanet gptkb:true
gptkbp:is_not_astar gptkb:true
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:the_Kuiper_Belt
gptkb:star
the Oort Cloud
gptkbp:is_studied_for gptkb:space_exploration
planetary defense
resource potential
asteroid mining potential
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:space_mission
gptkbp:is_subject_to collisions
gravitational influences
gptkbp:is_visible_from with telescopes
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Jupiter
gptkb:Mars
gptkbp:mass 4.0 x 10^21 kg
gptkbp:orbital_period about 3.3 years
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Soul_System
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8