Sols planetoid belts

[aramis]

There are quite a few of them, and since most in-system jumps will be along the ecliptic, it's effectively an area solution rather than volume... but still, I suppose you're right, it's not a big issue in our orbit 4 belt. But it is still several orders more likely to cause a problem than is "normal space."

 

[DaveShayne]

Originally posted by Antony:
I was just wondering how using WBH people would classify the belts in the Sol system. In the main belt I know that since there are bodies like Ceres that the maximum planetoid body diameter is up to 1,000km but what about the predominate body diameter. Then which zone dominates using what proportions?

This page may have the information your looking for. This quote looks like the quick answer to your second question, "Based on the composition of meteorites found on the Earth, most asteroids may be composed of three materials: mostly (92.8 percent) silicates (stone); metals (5.7 percent) iron and nickel; and the rest as a mix of the those materials and carbon-rich substances."

 

[DaveShayne]

Originally posted by Antony:
I was just wondering how using WBH people would classify the belts in the Sol system. In the main belt I know that since there are bodies like Ceres that the maximum planetoid body diameter is up to 1,000km but what about the predominate body diameter. Then which zone dominates using what proportions?

This page may have the information your looking for. This quote looks like the quick answer to your second question, "Based on the composition of meteorites found on the Earth, most asteroids may be composed of three materials: mostly (92.8 percent) silicates (stone); metals (5.7 percent) iron and nickel; and the rest as a mix of the those materials and carbon-rich substances."

 

[DaveShayne]

Originally posted by Antony:
I was just wondering how using WBH people would classify the belts in the Sol system. In the main belt I know that since there are bodies like Ceres that the maximum planetoid body diameter is up to 1,000km but what about the predominate body diameter. Then which zone dominates using what proportions?

This page may have the information your looking for. This quote looks like the quick answer to your second question, "Based on the composition of meteorites found on the Earth, most asteroids may be composed of three materials: mostly (92.8 percent) silicates (stone); metals (5.7 percent) iron and nickel; and the rest as a mix of the those materials and carbon-rich substances."