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asteroid belt [′as·tə‚rȯid ‚belt] (astronomy) The region between 2.1 and 3.5 astronomical units from the sun where most of the asteroids are found. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Ceres is one of several hundred thousand bodies that lie in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The primary objective of NASA's Dawn mission is to advance understanding of the origin and evolution of the solar system by rendezvousing with and studying Vesta and Ceres, which are located in the main asteroid belt, a large region located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. We finally know that our collected meteorites represent asteroids from throughout the inner half of the main asteroid belt, rather than just a few, specially located bodies," notes Clark R. |
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