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Chapter 10, Figure 7
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10.7
The number
of asteroids at each distance from the Sun within the asteroid belt. Notice
the conspicuous gaps where there are few if any objects. These empty zones
are called Kirkwood gaps. (Courtesy E. L. G. Bowell, Lowell Observatory.)
