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  1. Asteroid Belt

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    Kirkwood Gaps
    These gaps occur at specific orbital distances $r$ (in AU) where the orbital period $P$ of the asteroid is a simple fraction of Jupiter's period $P_{\text{Jup}}$ (approximately $11.86$ years).
    $$ \frac{P_{\text{Jup}}}{P} = \frac{m}{n} $$

  2. Exoplanet

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    The Habitable Zone (HZ)
    The Habitable Zone ($\text{HZ}$), often called the "Goldilocks Zone," is the range of orbital distances where the stellar flux allows for liquid water, assuming sufficient atmospheric pressure. For M-dwarf stars, the HZ is critically close to the star, leading to concerns about tidal locking and intense stellar flaring, which are theorized to cause atmospheric [nitr…