Definition of asteroid belt
: the region of interplanetary space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in which most asteroids are found
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Today, our solar system's asteroids reside between Mars and Jupiter, in a dense region that's known as the asteroid belt.
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The students explored the asteroid belt, planets and moons before moving onto a lesson about dinosaurs.
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Musk says the final firing of the upper stage put his red convertible into a solar orbit that stretches all the way to the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
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Musk tweeted late on Tuesday that the rocket carrying his Tesla exceeded its target and is now on its way to an asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
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The planets on the other side of the asteroid belt are referred to as the outer planets.
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Lutetia sits in an asteroid belt beyond Mars and is estimated to have been circling our sun for as long as 4.5 billion years.
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The Roadster en route to the asteroid belt came shortly after Musk’s sale of 20,000 flame-throwers to raise money for his tunnel-burrowing startup, the Boring Company.
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The giant planet's gravity perturbs bodies in the asteroid belt and, over time, will have an effect on the Tesla's trajectory.
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