Learn what a resonator does, and why you may or may not need one for your car or truck. A resonator is an important part of your exhaust system. Learn what a resonator does, and why you may or may not need one for your car or truck. A resonator is an important part of your exhaust system.
The average distance between asteroids in the main belt is about 600,000 miles. Ceres, the largest and most massive, is 590 miles wide. It contains almost one-third of the total mass of all the asteroids.
Asteroids are rocky-metallic objects which range in size from about the size of pebbles to around 600 miles (~1,000 km) across. Although they orbit the Sun, they are too small to be considered planets. Asteroids are thought to be leftover material from the formation of our Solar System. Most are found in the Asteroid Belt, a doughnut-shaped ring which lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Astronomers have also identified a group of asteroids whose orbits cross Earth's orbit.