Larissa666
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The thing that is unclear and needs explanation is: where is the rest of the Phaeton’s mass?
The total amount of material in the Asteroid Belt would make a planet much smaller than our Moon, if it all collected and clumped together. And that is including Ceres.
It is hard to believe that someone lived on such small rock. Now, if it only was mid point station between inner and outer solar system, with artificially sustained life support, then it is plausible that it was inhabited. But, many say that Phaeton was actually planet just like our Earth, naturally habitable.
The total amount of material in the Asteroid Belt would make a planet much smaller than our Moon, if it all collected and clumped together. And that is including Ceres.
It is hard to believe that someone lived on such small rock. Now, if it only was mid point station between inner and outer solar system, with artificially sustained life support, then it is plausible that it was inhabited. But, many say that Phaeton was actually planet just like our Earth, naturally habitable.