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What thing in space is often called a snow-ball?
Asteroids are sometimes called," Dirty Snowballs".
What is a band of asteroids called?
The band of asteroids is called (the asteroid belt)
What are the rock objects called that crisscross the orbits of the planets?
They are still called asteroids. But some refer to them as "rogue" asteroids, or "asteroids in irregular orbits".
Which asteroids travel before and behind the planet Jupiter?
The asteroids that travel before and behind the planet Jupiter are called the Trojan asteroids
What are the asteroids the follow and precede Jupiter in a gravitational well called?
Jupiter's Trojan asteroids
What are objects called that orbit the sun in a belt between mars and Jupiter?
The asteroids
Which of these refers to a small celestial object orbiting the Sun and ranging in size from a grain of sand to a boulder?
Meteors. If they are larger than about 10 meters, they are called asteroids or planetoids.Meteors. If they are larger than about 10 meters, they are called asteroids or planetoids.Meteors. If they are larger than about 10 meters, they are called asteroids or planetoids.Meteors. If they are larger than about 10 meters, they are called asteroids or planetoids.
Different name for asteroids?
small asteroids are called meteoroidsminor planet or planetoids
What are the three minor planets called?
asteroids
Bodies of rocks orbiting the sun are called?
Asteroids
What are pieces of dust and debris from asteroids and comets called?
it is called elements i am absolutely positive. Or they may actually be calledAsteroids.See: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroidwatch/asteroids-comets.cfm,accessed Tu 26 Mar 2013
What are differences of comets meteoroid's asteroids?
Comets : mostly ice & are often in very distant elliptical orbits. Meteoroids and asteroids are usually rocky and/or metallic, asteroids are found in the asteroid belt (between Mars & Jupiter).
