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Are asteroids and comets left over debris from the formation of the solar system?
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What are left over rocky chuncks from formation of the solar system?
Asteroids, meteoroids, comets and kuiper belt objects.
What do comets and asteroids have in common?
Most are unchanged since their formation in the solar nebula.Correct
Where do asteroids and comets come from?
Asteroids are minor planets, especially those of the Inner Solar System. However, between the orbital paths of Mars and Jupiter lie a region known as the asteroid belt. Many asteroids come from there, but most of them stay there. Short-period comets originate from the Kuiper Belt, just outside the orbit of Neptune, while long-period comets are thought to originate in the Oort cloud.
Why is the sun in the center of the solar system?
Because the Solar System is defined as the collection of planets, planetary satellites, comets, asteroids and other debris, centered on the sun.Wherever the sun goes, that's the center of the solar system, because that's the definition of the solar system.
What has the least mass in the solar system?
Certain asteroids, comets, meteoroids or moons.
What are solid bits of debris that travel through the solar system?
Meteoroids, asteroids and comets.
What exists in your solar system?
Our solar system contains the sun, and all the planets, dwarf planets, asteroids, comets, and various debris that orbit it.
How are asteroiods and comets alike?
Asteroids and comets are alike in that they are both heavenly or celestial bodies. Most of them were born early in the formation of the solar system too.
What are left over rocky chuncks from formation of the solar system?
Asteroids, meteoroids, comets and kuiper belt objects.
What do comets and asteroids have in common?
Most are unchanged since their formation in the solar nebula.Correct
Where do asteroids and comets come from?
Asteroids are minor planets, especially those of the Inner Solar System. However, between the orbital paths of Mars and Jupiter lie a region known as the asteroid belt. Many asteroids come from there, but most of them stay there. Short-period comets originate from the Kuiper Belt, just outside the orbit of Neptune, while long-period comets are thought to originate in the Oort cloud.
What kinds of astronomical bodies are found in the solar system?
In the solar system, we have a star, planets, dwarf planets, asteroids, comets, meteors, and human debris. (such as old satellites, probes, etc.)
What has the moon been bombarded by?
Impactors which may be asteroids or comets. The majority of these impacted the mon during the late heavy bombardment, early on in the formation of the solar system.
Are the meteoroids comets and asteroids part of your solar system?
Yes.
Was the asteroids a planet?
No. The asteroids can be seen as leftovers from the formation of the solar system.
Where is the location of the asteroids?
There are three main clusterings of asteroids in our solar system: the Asteroid Belt, the first one identified, which is composed mostly of rocky asteroids, the Kuiper Belt, which contains several dwarf planets, and many icy asteroids, and the Oort Cloud, a theoretical halo of sorts surrounding our solar system, comprised mainly of comets and icy asteroids.
What debris are found in the solar system?
Debris in the solar system can include... 1) Asteroids, comets, et cetera 2) Small remnants of broken up moons and asteroids. An example of #2 would be the orbiting debris that gives Saturn it's famed "Rings". In about 100 million years, you could expect to see a similar ring around Mars after the planet's moon "Phobos" is torn apart by pressure.
