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Image: Asteroid populations by orbital distance

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Description: This chart is based on data published in Gradie and Tedesco (1982). Source references:

Gradie, J.; Tedesco, E. (June 1982). "Compositional Structure of the Asteroid Belt". Science. Bibcode:1982Sci...216.1405G. doi:10.1126/science.216.4553.1405. Newton, Elisabeth (February 1, 2014). "The composition and architecture of the asteroid belt: from simple to complicated in just three decades". Daily Paper Summaries. astrobites. Lang, Kenneth R. (2011). The Cambridge Guide to the Solar System. p. 374. ISBN 9781139494175.
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