Asteroid Belt

How far is the belt away from the sun

How wide is the asteroid belt

How much longer is the belts orbital period compared to earths

No asteroid with a diameter larger than 100 meters has a rotation period smaller than 3.5 hours.

There are no atmospheres and there surface composition varieties of metals

There are no satellites but all the asteroids are satellites to the sun

The first asteroid was found in 1801 and was originally considered a star.

What are the "Big Four" asteroids

Most asteroids outside the "big four" (Ceres, Pallas, Vesta, and Hygiea) are likely to be broadly similar in appearance.

Until the age of space travel, objects in the asteroid belt were merely pinpricks of darkness in even the largest telescopes and their shapes and terrain were clear.