Why isn't there a planet where the asteroid belt is located?

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Chapter18: The Outer Solar System
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Why isn't there a planet where the asteroid belt is located?
A The temperature in this portion of the solar nebula was just right to prevent rock from sticking together.
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There was too much rocky material to form a terrestrial planet, but not enough gaseous material to form a jovian planet.
There was not enough material in this part of the solar nebula to form a planet.
Gravitational tugs from Jupiter prevented material from collecting together to form a planet.
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A planet once formed here, but it was broken apart by a catastrophic collision.
Transcribed Image Text:6 Why isn't there a planet where the asteroid belt is located? A The temperature in this portion of the solar nebula was just right to prevent rock from sticking together. B C D There was too much rocky material to form a terrestrial planet, but not enough gaseous material to form a jovian planet. There was not enough material in this part of the solar nebula to form a planet. Gravitational tugs from Jupiter prevented material from collecting together to form a planet. E A planet once formed here, but it was broken apart by a catastrophic collision.
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