asteroid belt
noun
: the region of interplanetary space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in which most asteroids are found
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Among them, for example, was a proposal that would have included Ceres, the largest asteroid in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, as a planet.
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2025
Asteroids—small, rocky masses left over from the formation of the solar system about 4.6 billion years ago—are found concentrated in the main asteroid belt, orbiting around the sun between the paths of Mars and Jupiter.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
From the main asteroid belt to Earth's atmosphere Meteorites are rocks from space that survive their fiery descent through Earth's atmosphere and reach the ground.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 24 Mar. 2025
They are found concentrated in the main asteroid belt, orbiting around the sun between the paths of Mars and Jupiter.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2025
Asteroids—small, rocky masses left over from the formation of the solar system about 4.6 billion years ago—are found concentrated in the main asteroid belt, orbiting around the sun between the paths of Mars and Jupiter.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
From the main asteroid belt to Earth's atmosphere Meteorites are rocks from space that survive their fiery descent through Earth's atmosphere and reach the ground.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 24 Mar. 2025
They are found concentrated in the main asteroid belt, orbiting around the sun between the paths of Mars and Jupiter.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Asteroid belt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/asteroid%20belt. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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