page_title: E-belt asteroids
hierarchical_section_title: E-belt asteroids
caption_attribution_description: English: Location of extended-belt asteroids outlined in green on eccentricity vs semimajor axis plot. Plot includes current main belt asteroids (dark red), and Hungaria asteroids (green) with H &lt; 13.5. Diagram was created by Alan Martin using data from JPL Small-Body Database
context_page_description: The E-belt asteroids were the population of a hypothetical extension of the primordial asteroid belt proposed as the source of most of the basin-forming lunar impacts during the Late Heavy Bombardment.
context_section_description: The E-belt asteroids were the population of a hypothetical extension of the primordial asteroid belt proposed as the source of most of the basin-forming lunar impacts during the Late Heavy Bombardment.
caption: — zone of E-belt asteroids, with current:
     main-belt asteroids, and
     Hungaria asteroids
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