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The asteroid belt is a huge ring of rocks and dust orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter. Jupiter's gravity pulls on the asteroids in a special way, creating what scientists call "orbital resonances." Empty Spaces: Over millions of years, this process clears out asteroids from these specific resonant orbits.

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