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asteroid belt
A region of space lying between Mars (1.5 AU) and Jupiter (5.2 AU), where the great majority of the asteroids are found. None of the belt asteroids have retrograde motion.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Astronomy
- Category: General astronomy
- Company: Caltech
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- Kylix
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