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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They are found concentrated in the main asteroid belt, orbiting around the sun between the paths of Mars and Jupiter.
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Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
That place, the ice line – sometimes called the snow line – was in what’s now the asteroid belt, which is between Mars and Jupiter.
—Lucas Brefka, The Conversation, 19 May 2025
This photograph was taken in the main asteroid belt of our solar system, where the spacecraft came close to the asteroid at 596 miles (960 kilometers) from Earth.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 7 July 2025
Along the way, Jupiter flung some smaller rocks out of the solar system altogether; the rest went to the asteroid belt.
—Lucas Brefka, The Conversation, 19 May 2025
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Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
That place, the ice line – sometimes called the snow line – was in what’s now the asteroid belt, which is between Mars and Jupiter.
—Lucas Brefka, The Conversation, 19 May 2025
This photograph was taken in the main asteroid belt of our solar system, where the spacecraft came close to the asteroid at 596 miles (960 kilometers) from Earth.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 7 July 2025
Along the way, Jupiter flung some smaller rocks out of the solar system altogether; the rest went to the asteroid belt.
—Lucas Brefka, The Conversation, 19 May 2025
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“Asteroid belt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/asteroid%20belt. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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