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[[Image:Alpha Omicron asteroid belt.jpg|thumb|An asteroid belt in the [[ma:Alpha Omicron system|Alpha Omicron system]]]] | |||
An '''asteroid belt''' or '''asteroid field''' is a collection of [[asteroid]]s, usually orbiting a star in a roughly toroidal shape. Asteroids in such a belt may range from grain sized up to many kilometers in diameter. Asteroid fields contain space debris and are usually the remains of a planet's destruction. | An '''asteroid belt''' or '''asteroid field''' is a collection of [[asteroid]]s, usually orbiting a star in a roughly toroidal shape. Asteroids in such a belt may range from grain sized up to many kilometers in diameter. Asteroid fields contain space debris and are usually the remains of a planet's destruction. | ||
The [[ma:Sol system|Sol]] system contains an asteroid belt that is located between the orbits of [[ma:Mars|Mars]] and [[ma:Jupiter|Jupiter]]. | The [[ma:Sol system|Sol]] system contains an asteroid belt that is located between the orbits of [[ma:Mars|Mars]] and [[ma:Jupiter|Jupiter]]. | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[:Category:Asteroid belts|List of asteroid belts]] | |||
*[[ma:Kuiper belt|Kuiper belt]] | |||
*[[ma:Oort cloud|Oort cloud]] | |||
==External Link== | |||
*[[wp:Asteroid belt|Asteroid belt]] at [[wp:Main Page|Wikipedia]] | |||
[[Category:Asteroids|*]] | [[Category:Asteroids|*]] | ||
[[Category:Asteroid belts| ]] | |||
[[Category:Astronomical objects]] | [[Category:Astronomical objects]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:23, 30 April 2008
An asteroid belt in the Alpha Omicron system
An asteroid belt or asteroid field is a collection of asteroids, usually orbiting a star in a roughly toroidal shape. Asteroids in such a belt may range from grain sized up to many kilometers in diameter. Asteroid fields contain space debris and are usually the remains of a planet's destruction.
The Sol system contains an asteroid belt that is located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.