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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Most asteroids in our solar system are found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
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Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
But Rain manages to use a nearby asteroid belt to her advantage, creating a hole in the cargo hold that sends the Xenomorph-Engineer creature to its doom.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
Su was part of a team that in 2013 discovered what appeared to be a large asteroid belt around Vega, which hinted at the presence of planets.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Throughout October: Earth’s second moon In late September, astronomers announced that Earth’s gravitational force nabbed our planet a second and temporary mini moon — an asteroid from our solar system’s Arjuna asteroid belt.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2024
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Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
But Rain manages to use a nearby asteroid belt to her advantage, creating a hole in the cargo hold that sends the Xenomorph-Engineer creature to its doom.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
Su was part of a team that in 2013 discovered what appeared to be a large asteroid belt around Vega, which hinted at the presence of planets.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Throughout October: Earth’s second moon In late September, astronomers announced that Earth’s gravitational force nabbed our planet a second and temporary mini moon — an asteroid from our solar system’s Arjuna asteroid belt.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Asteroid belt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/asteroid%20belt. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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