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Astronomy · L2 · Two Belts, Two Kinds of Leftover Material

Comparing the rocky asteroid belt with the icy Kuiper Belt.

by @openstemUpdated Astronomy
🪨 Asteroid Belt(between Mars & Jupiter)Rocky & metallicobjects, incl. Ceres🧊 Kuiper Belt(beyond Neptune)Icy objects,incl. PlutoJupiters gravityprevented a planet formingSource of manylong-period comets

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