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Beyond Mars lies the asteroid belt—a huge region teeming with countless rocky remnants. Starting approximately 38 feet from the Sun, this belt stretches widely and includes millions of asteroids made from rocks and ice. Notably, a tiny planet called Ceres, about 277 feet from the Sun in this scaled model, sits within this belt. Though classified as a dwarf planet, Ceres is considered a significant object, given its spherical shape.