Which of these statements about asteroids is NOT true?
A) Only a minority of all asteroids are in the asteroid belt.
B) Some asteroids have orbits that carry them inside Earth's orbit.
C) Some asteroids occupy the same orbit as Jupiter.
D) The total mass of all asteroids is much smaller than the mass of Earth.
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