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A_Sane_Human_Being t1_j976tj0 wrote

There is no “Inner” and “Outer” solar system with a hard defined boundary. Generally the solar system is divided into the rocky planets (which ends at Mars), the gas giants (which starts at Jupiter), and the Kuiper Belt (which is all of the objects beyond the orbit of Neptune).

So you would just say the asteroid belt is the region of space between the rocky planets and the gas giants, or between Mars and Jupiter. There is no real agreement in what the “inner” and “outer” solar system is or if they are even fair classifications. Especially now that the Kuiper Belt is so frequently referred to as the outer solar system by laymen.

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7sv3n7 t1_j977191 wrote

The inner Solar System includes the four terrestrial planets and the asteroid belt. The outer Solar System is beyond the asteroids, including the four giant planets. Since the discovery of the Kuiper belt, the outermost parts of the Solar System are considered a distinct region consisting of the objects beyond Neptune.

From Google not my words but hope it helps

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Consistent-Sweet-119 OP t1_j97827a wrote

I only found this one result on google that mentioned this. Hence why I thought I’d ask here. Thanks 😊

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7sv3n7 t1_j978p2g wrote

Found a few, worth reading more into it if ur interested. I googled inner solar system vs outer

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space-ModTeam t1_j979kxr wrote

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