lasrus
Heinrich Olbers suggested in 1802 that the asteroid belt consisted of the fragments of a larger planet that once existed between Mars and Jupiter.
Asteroid belt
Origins of the asteroid belt
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leslieh
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Modern science has revealed that the asteroids are made of such diverse materials that they couldn't have possibly come from one planet.