Asteroid belt

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An asteroid belt, also referred to as an asteroid field, is a collection of asteroids.


The field usually orbits a star in a roughly toroidal or circular shape. Asteroids in these collections range from grain-sized to many kilometers in diameter.

Asteroid fields also contain space debris, and are commonly the remains of a planet's destruction.


Asteroids in belts/fields are classified by size, atmosphere types, and shapes.