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that the asteroid belt is splintered and cannot coalesce into a planet because of the effects of Jupiter s gravity, which disrupts the asteroids and keeps them colliding with each other

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Fun Fact: that the asteroid belt is splintered and cannot coalesce into a planet because of the effects of Jupiter’s gravity, which disrupts the asteroids and keeps them colliding with each other

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