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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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Our solar system's asteroid belt stretches between 2. Astronomers report that they've obtained the best evidence yet for an asteroid belt beyond the solar system. ON THE FIRST DAY of the nineteenth century, an Italian astronomer by the name of Piazzi discovered the asteroid Ceres, one of the thousands of minor planets revolving around the sun in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. |
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