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Asteroids are space rocks, orbiting objects with a similar composition to the planets.
Asteroids are extremely numerous rocky objects circling the Sun, varying in size from over 900 km to less than one kilometer in diameter.
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Are asteroids larger than meteoriods?
Yes. By definition a meteoroid is smaller than an asteroid.
What are examples of superstitious beliefs about comets or asteroid with scientific basis?
There are none. By definition, a supersition does not have a scientific basis.
What is an asterriod?
An asteroid's definition is a object that orbits around the sun at a certain velocity, asteroids are most commonly found between the orbit of Mars and Jupiterand there is also another asteroid belt located behind the orbit of Neptune
What is the definition of an asteroid?
An asteroid is a small rocky object that orbits the Sun. They are remnants from the early formation of our solar system and are primarily found in the asteroid belt, located between Mars and Jupiter. They vary in size from a few meters to hundreds of kilometers in diameter.
What is the science definition for asteroids?
Any of numerous small, often irregularly shaped rocky bodies that orbit the sun primarily in the asteroid belt
Where is the biggest asteroid located?
The largest asteroid, Ceres, is in the asteroid belt.
Is the asteroid Ceres the largest asteroid?
That's right; Ceres is the largest asteroid.
Is a planetoid and asteroid or a comet?
asteroid
Can you describe an asteroid from space?
They are from space by definition! They are simply very large "boulders", and most in the Solar System orbit the Sun in a belt bewteen Mars and Jupiter.
What is a sentence for the word asteroid?
The asteroid missed the Earth's atmosphere by inches.We will begin asteroid mining soon.
How big is the largest know asteroid?
It really depends on the terminology used. According to the Wikipedia, "The term "asteroid" is ill-defined. It never had a formal definition, ..."If you decide to include the dwarf planets, that would be Eris.Note that there is practically a continuum in sizes, from grains of dust, all the way to the planets.
How might the occultation of a star by an asteroid tell us weather the asteroid has an atmosohere?
If there is an atmosphere, the light will gradually dim as the asteroid approaches the asteroid.
