main asteroid belt

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main asteroid belt¹

proper noun

  1. Synonym of main belt. If the asteroid first has an interaction with the terrestrial planets, it is possible that its orbit can be altered in a way to pull it out of the main asteroid belt and reside almost entirely within the inner solar system.

    Similar: main belt

Main Asteroid Belt²

proper noun the Main Asteroid Belt

  1. Synonym of main belt. Most of the near-Earth objects originated in the Main Asteroid Belt, located between Mars and Jupiter, although some of them probably evolved into their current orbits from the reservoir of short-period comets extending beyond Jupiter […]

    Similar: main belt

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@misc{main_asteroid_belt_2026,
  title = {main asteroid belt},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/main%20asteroid%20belt},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}