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Asteroid belt
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fascia degli asteroidi, pianeta degli asteroidi
a region in the solar system located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, populated by numerous small celestial bodies called asteroids
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The gravitational influence of Jupiter prevents the asteroids in the asteroid belt from coalescing into a single planet.
Space missions like NASA's Dawn spacecraft have explored asteroids within the asteroid belt to gather data on their structure and composition.
Some asteroids in the asteroid belt occasionally cross Earth's orbit, posing potential impact hazards that astronomers monitor closely.
Scientists study the composition and movement of asteroids in the asteroid belt to understand the early formation of the solar system.
The asteroid belt contains millions of asteroids ranging in size from small rocky fragments to larger bodies several hundred kilometers across.
