What If episodes
What If Earth Was Between Two Asteroid Belts?
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Imagine Earth positioned between our Solar System's Main Asteroid Belt and the Kuiper Belt. How soon would asteroids be propelled toward our planet, and what types of collisions might occur upon impact?
#Earth, #asteroid belts, #Kuiper Belt, #Main Asteroid Belt, #space collisions, #astronomical units, #orbits, #space travel
Timeline
00:00:Earth between asteroid belts
00:52:Introduction to the two asteroid belts
01:25:Details about the Kuiper Belt
03:06:Understanding astronomical units
04:26:Forming new orbits
05:20:Implications for space travel