New Evidence Of Extrasolar Asteroid Belt

Providing the best evidence yet for an asteroid belt beyond the solar system, new measurements pinpoint the location of such a disk of warm dust surrounding the star Zeta Leporis. As the January 6, 2007 issue of „Science News“ reports, this dust lies about the same distance from Zeta Leporis as the solar system’s asteroid belt lies from the sun.
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Mid-infrared resolution of a 3 AU-radius debris disk around Zeta Leporis