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Asteroids (star-like) are rocky.
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Is an asteroid a solid or gas?
An asteroid is solid. it is composed of rock and/or metal.
Is an asteroid a ball of gases?
No. An asteroid is composed of rock and/or metal and usually has an irregular shape.
How can you tell an asteroid from a comet?
An asteroid has a inactive body, composed of rock, carbon or metal, which is orbiting the sun. Comets are sometimes an active object, which is composed of dirt and ice.
What is the difference between an asteroid and an asteroid belt?
An asteroid is a relatively small object in space composed primarily of rock and/or metal. An asteroid belt is a region in space around a star that has a higher then normal concentration of asteroids.
Is a asteroid a bunch of rock?
Many of them are, yes. However, some asteroids are composed largely of iron.
Ceres terrertrial or Gasseous?
Ceres is an asteroid and is composed mostly from rock, metal and a bit of ice.
What heavenly bodies compose the asteroid belt?
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What is the the difference between a comet and a asteroid?
Asteroid: A relatively small, inactive body, composed of rock, carbon or metal, which is orbiting the Sun. Comet: A relatively small, sometimes active object, which is composed of dirt and ices. Comets are characterized by dust and gas tails when in proximity to the Sun. Far from the Sun it is difficult to distinguish an asteroid from a comet. Meteoroid: A small particle from an asteroid or comet orbiting the Sun. Meteor: A meteoroid that is observed as it burns up in the Earth's atmosphere - a shooting star. Meteorite: A meteoroid that survives its passage through the Earth's atmosphere and impacts the Earth's surface.
What 2 planet have asteroids by them?
The asteroid belt, which is composed of asteroids and spans a width of 300 million kilometres, is located between the planets of Mars and Jupiter.
Does Saturn have an asteriod belt?
No. The asteroid belt is between Mars and Jupiter. Saturn's rings are not composed of asteroids, they are made of small pieces of ice and rock.
What is the difference between a meteor meteorite and asteroid?
Asteroid: A relatively small, inactive body, composed of rock, carbon or metal, which is orbiting the Sun. Comet: A relatively small, sometimes active object, which is composed of dirt and ices. Comets are characterized by dust and gas tails when in proximity to the Sun. Far from the Sun it is difficult to distinguish an asteroid from a comet. Meteoroid: A small particle from an asteroid or comet orbiting the Sun. Meteor: A meteoroid that is observed as it burns up in the Earth's atmosphere - a shooting star. Meteorite: A meteoroid that survives its passage through the Earth's atmosphere and impacts the Earth's surface.
What would happen if a asteroid hit the sun?
An asteroid, being primarily composed of metals of vaious kinds, would melt and be vaporized long before making contact with the surface of the sun.
