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The asteroid belt is a torus-shaped region in the Solar System, centered on the Sun and roughly spanning the space between the orbits of the planets Jupiter...

possibly with water ice in their interiors. D-type asteroids are found in the outer asteroid belt and beyond; examples are 152 Atala, 944 Hidalgo and...

than most other asteroid types, except for D-types and others that lie mostly at the extreme outer edge of the asteroid belt. Asteroids of this class have...

South Club Atomic number 90: thorium 90 Antiope, double asteroid in the outer asteroid belt Audi 90, a compact executive car produced by Audi Saab 90...

Jupiter Trojans, Hildas, and spectral D-type asteroids such as some objects in the outer asteroid belt, are remnant planetesimals from this capture and...

in their interior. P-type asteroids are found in the outer asteroid belt and beyond. There are about 33 known P-type asteroids, depending on the classification...

the first asteroid was found owing to its closeness to the easily observed Saturn. None of the asteroids in the outer part of the asteroid belt can ever...

as the main asteroid belt. The total mass of all the asteroids combined is only 3% that of Earth's Moon. The majority of main belt asteroids follow slightly...

FIN: 606) is a very large asteroid family located in the outer region of the asteroid belt. The family of K-type asteroids is believed to have formed...

of asteroid mining. A good deal of serious academic consideration was aimed at mining asteroids located closer to Earth than the main asteroid belt. In...

objects are spectrally blue. In the asteroid population, B-class objects can be found in the outer asteroid belt, and also dominate the high-inclination...

65 Cybele is one of the largest asteroids in the Solar System. It is located in the outer asteroid belt. It is thought to be a remnant primordial body...

Asteroids, including those in the asteroid belt, have been suggested as possible sites of space colonization. Motives include the survival of humanity...

90 Antiope is a double asteroid in the outer asteroid belt. It was discovered on 1 October 1866, by Robert Luther. In 2000, it was found to consist of...

/hætˈʃɛpsʊt/, provisional designation 6066 P-L, is a Hygiean asteroid from the outer asteroid belt, approximately 19 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered...

Kalpanachawla (provisional designation 2001 OB34) is an Eoan asteroid in the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered...

10 Hygiea is a major asteroid located in the main asteroid belt. With a mean diameter of between 425 and 440 km and a mass estimated to be 3% of the total...

The Hilda asteroids (adj. Hildian) are a dynamical group of more than 5,000 asteroids located beyond the asteroid belt but within Jupiter's orbit, in a...

with several tens of less certain groupings. Most asteroid families are found in the main asteroid belt, although several family-like groups such as the...

axis between 2.706 AU and 2.82 AU and an inclination less than 33°. Outer asteroid belt between the 5:2 and 2:1 Jupiter orbital resonances. The largest member...