Belt - Astronomy

Astronomy

  • Asteroid belt, a region of the solar system between Mars and Jupiter
  • Gould Belt, a partial ring of stars representing the local spiral arm to which the Sun belongs
  • Kuiper belt, a region of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune
  • Orion's Belt, three stars in the constellation Orion

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