Concept information
Preferred term
asteroid belt
Definition
- The region of the solar system located between Mars and Jupiter where over a million objects bigger than 1 km across orbit the Sun. Another region populated by minor bodies lies beyond the orbit of Neptune, the Kuiper belt. (An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, by M. Heydari-Malayeri, https://dictionary.obspm.fr/index.php?formSearchTextfield=asteroid+belt&formSubmit=Search&showAll=1)
Broader concept
In other languages
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French
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ceinture des astéroïdes
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-W3MW7PXC-F
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