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Most asteroids lie between the orbits of

AJupiter and Saturn.
BMars and Jupiter.
CJupiter and Neptune.
DMars and Earth.

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Most asteroids lie between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. This certain area is called the asteroid belt. This so-called asteroid belt is inhabited by numerous asteroid, where a lot of collisions do occur. The asteroid belt was formed from the collisions of planetesimals.

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b. Mars and Jupiter.

Explanation:

Asteroids are irregular sized and shaped rocky bodies -very small as compared to a planet which revolve around the sun in elliptical orbit. In the solar system, majority of the asteroids can be found in the asteroid belt which lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. It is thought to be the debris of an unformed planet due to large gravity of Jupiter. Examples of asteroids - Ceres, Vesta, Eros etc.

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