The average distance between asteroids in the asteroid belt is 600,000 miles.
Johann Titius, an 18th-century German astronomer, noted a mathematical pattern in the layout of the planets and used it to predict the existence of one between Mars and Jupiter.
This finding including more like that of great Indian mathematician sir Ramanujan shows the importance of mathematics in the understanding of the universe.
Astronomers estimate that the average distance between two asteroids in the asteroid belt is about 600,000 miles (966,000 km). This is about 2.5 times the distance between the Earth and the Moon.
this is shockingly different to the general perception about the asteroid belt which is assumed to be closely packed.
Consequence of this result that the average distance is 600,000 miles away reduces the chance of collision of spaceship with the asteroid belt significantly.
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