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A subtrope of [[Artistic License Astronomy]], [[Space Does Not Work That Way]] and [[Sci-Fi Writers Have No Sense of Scale]]. |
A subtrope of [[Artistic License Astronomy]], [[Space Does Not Work That Way]] and [[Sci-Fi Writers Have No Sense of Scale]]. |
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Compare [[Space Clouds]], a trope about the similarly unrealistic portrayal of nebula in fiction; also [[Vulcan Has No Moon]] for when objects in space are visible in locations where they make no sense (either due to the science or due to pre-established canon). Also compare [[Conveniently |
Compare [[Space Clouds]], a trope about the similarly unrealistic portrayal of nebula in fiction; also [[Vulcan Has No Moon]] for when objects in space are visible in locations where they make no sense (either due to the science or due to pre-established canon). Also compare [[Conveniently-Close Planet]] - an [[Asteroid Thicket]] could be considered "frustratingly close asteroids". A space born equivalent to an [[Aerial Canyon Chase]] will take place in one. |
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* In the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] ''[[Transformers Generation 1]]'' comic, our solar system's asteroid field is portrayed in precisely this manner; in fact, the ''Ark'''s mission was to destroy a bunch of asteroids so that Cybertron could pass safely through. |
* In the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] ''[[Transformers Generation 1]]'' comic, our solar system's asteroid field is portrayed in precisely this manner; in fact, the ''Ark'''s mission was to destroy a bunch of asteroids so that Cybertron could pass safely through. |
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** To be fair, although the asteroid belt is portrayed incorrectly, at this time in the comic Cybertron was said to be "Saturn-sized". This size would make the chances of a cataclysmic impact more likely (though still very low). |
** To be fair, although the asteroid belt is portrayed incorrectly, at this time in the comic Cybertron was said to be "Saturn-sized". This size would make the chances of a cataclysmic impact more likely (though still very low). |
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* The trope is turned [[Up to Eleven]] in ''[[ |
* The trope is turned [[Up to Eleven]] in ''[[52]]''; apparently the thicket that Adam Strange, Animal Man and Starfire are stuck in has a diameter measured in ''parsecs''. This is handwaved with the explanation that it is not a natural asteroid field, but that comes nowhere close to explaining the sheer amount of mass that is present |
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