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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Scientists have questioned why more impacts haven’t been detected on Mars because the planet is located next to our solar system’s main asteroid belt, where many space rocks emerge to hit the Martian surface.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 29 June 2024
Water ice can exist close to the sun, including within the asteroid belt, whereas frozen carbon monoxide starts to vaporize at a greater distance from it—somewhere in the realm of Neptune.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2024
More evidence supports the first theory, because Mars is close to the asteroid belt.
—Nicole Granucci, The Conversation, 24 June 2024
In fact, Ceres makes up 25% of the total mass of the asteroid belt.
—Rebecca Ramirez, NPR, 22 June 2024
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 29 June 2024
Water ice can exist close to the sun, including within the asteroid belt, whereas frozen carbon monoxide starts to vaporize at a greater distance from it—somewhere in the realm of Neptune.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2024
More evidence supports the first theory, because Mars is close to the asteroid belt.
—Nicole Granucci, The Conversation, 24 June 2024
In fact, Ceres makes up 25% of the total mass of the asteroid belt.
—Rebecca Ramirez, NPR, 22 June 2024
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“Asteroid belt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/asteroid%20belt. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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