asteroid belt
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asteroid belt¹
proper noun the asteroid belt · Asteroid Belt
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The main asteroid belt, the region of the orbital plane of the Solar System located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter which is occupied by numerous minor planets (asteroids) and the dwarf planet Ceres.
Similar: main belt, main asteroid belt
noun asteroid belts · Asteroid Belt
- A set of orbits in a region that contains asteroids or similar minor planets arrayed as an annulus around the planetary system's orbital center.
Asteroid Belt²
proper noun
- Alternative letter-case form of asteroid belt The Asteroid Belt was formed from silicate and metal-rich, but ice-poor material.
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name region of the solar system
| Español | cinturón de asteroides |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 소행성대 sohaengseongdae |
| 日本語 | 小惑星帯 shōwakuseitai, アステロイドベルト asuteroido beruto |
| हिन्दी | क्षुद्रग्रह घेरा kṣudragrah gherā |
| Português | cintura de asteroides |
| Français | ceinture d’astéroïdes |
| Deutsch | Asteroidengürtel, Hauptgürtel, Planetoidengürtel |
| Italiano | cintura asteroidale, fascia principale |
| Ελληνικά | ζώνη αστεροειδών zóni asteroeidón |
| Русский | по́яс астеро́идов pójas asteróidov |
| العربية | حِزَام كُوَيْكِبَات ḥizām kuwaykibāt |
| עברית | חֲגוֹרַת הָאַסְטֵרוֹאִידִים khagorát ha'asteróidim |
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