Most of the asteroids found in the solar system are said to be located in a region of the solar system. This extends towards Mars as how other people would put It. This was the time when Asteroid Belt was then put into existence and combined later on. The Asteroid Belt was really put into presence this way. There are others which are normally seen orbiting near the Earth and also the space. There are those on the other hand which will most likely migrate and there are times when they are just thrown out to the outer part of the system. This is always included in most asteroid belt facts.
The aforementioned asteroids may come in four large forms. These are the Vesta, Ceres, Hygiea and pallas. These are most likely to contain half of the mass of the whole belt itself. That is how it has always been ever since. Apart from this, the remaining mass will then have countless amounts of smaller bodies. This too may occur eventually. Smaller bodies on the other hand make up the remaining rest of the mass said. It was said that there used to be a theory about this. This pertains to the belief that upon the combination of the asteroids, the fifth planet, which is dubbed as the missing one will then be found. There are planetary scientists who got to do an estimation of this. It was also added that in putting all the materials together, tiny world, a smaller one, will be perfected. This may be tinier than that of the moon of the Earth.
The Asteroid Belt is situated in the area found in the space of the orbits of Jupiter and Mars. If in AU or astronomical units from the Sun, it may be somewhere in between 2.2 to 3.2, the belt in this sense is just 1 AU thick. The average distance of most of the objects just there in the Asteroid Belt can be way larger in built. It will be quite hard to see the next asteroid upon looking at it around. This may be too far and that is how it has always been.
The solar system should have various types of asteroids too. These may be grouped by the minerals they have. The amount of precious metals like titanium, iron, nickel and others it comes with would make the asteroids real attractive later on. Mining operations are said to be ideal here just in case there is a need or a desire to have everything expanded. The metals and minerals would be utilized in the building of habitats, and at the same time, growing of food for the future space just in case there is a necessity for such.
Starting the year 2013, companies interested in the idea of asteroid and mining in it was announced. The plans were also lain out on the table just in case there are future operations. This involves planetoids which are just very distant. NASA, up until now, is still in the midst of searching for missions which are similar in missions.