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Published online 12 December 2000 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news001214-6
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More asteroids caught in Trojan force traps
Earth and its neighbouring planets might be harbouring clusters of asteroids.
The asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter may not be alone in harbouring debris left over from the formation of the planets. New calculations hint there could be similar asteroid hoards associated with planets nearer the Sun.
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