Description: 小行星带位于火星和木星之间的区域；围绕该区域运行的是矮行星谷神星和大量主要由岩石和一些矿物组成的小型小行星。小行星带被称为主小行星带，以便将其与太阳系中发现的其他小天体（即近地天体和特洛伊群）区分开来。

Related Terms:

• 小行星
• 开普勒定律
• 火星
• 近地天体
• 太阳系
• 特洛伊天体

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