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What do asteroids look like from earth?
All orbits are ellipses.
What do comets and asteroids not have in common?
Comets are Comets and Asteroids are Asteroids
Phobos and Deimos are the names of Mars'?
The moons of Mars. They have an irregular shape and look similar to the asteroids in the asteroid belt. That is probably where Mars got them.
What are two common physical features of most asteroids?
They are typically dense with erratic formations of a vast array of materials. Asteroids are believed to be the largest source of precious and rare earth metals / elements. Other than this, the properties of asteroids vary just as much as the surface of our planet does.
Are asteroids luminous?
No. Asteroids are just made of rock and metal. They do not glow.
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".
What does a asteroid have a irregular of?
If the asteroid is large, its own gravity will pull it together, into a more or less spherical shape. With smaller asteroids, the gravity is not large enough, and the shape will be irregular.
What is asteroids and planetoids?
The Asteroids or planetoids are irregular lumps of rocks that differ in size and brightness.these bodies,of around 25,000,are found between the orbits of mars and jupiter.they are called asteroids because they looks stars,and planetoids because with a diameter of 940 km.
What are asteroids shaped like?
Asteroids have many shapes, depending on their mass or composition. The largest are spherical, but others and elongated spheres, potato shaped and even resemble peanuts. Mostly, they are irregular shaped rocks.
Are asteroids bigger than planets?
Asteroids are by nature irregular shaped and do not fit into the classification of a planet. The largest asteroid, Ceres, is only classified as a dwarf planet. The term planet is defined not by size alone. [See related question]
How does an asteroid differ from a planet?
A dwarf planet is larger, big enough to make itself into an approximately spherical shape. Asteroids are smaller and more irregular in shape.
Rock like mass that revolves around the sun?
Asteroids are solid, rocklike masses known as minor planets or planetoids. Scientists believe that some asteroids are the remains of the solar system's formation. They orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter. They rotate in the same direction as the planets. Most asteroids appear to have an irregular shape and are less than 1 kilometer in length.
What do asteroids look like from earth?
All orbits are ellipses.
How does a dwarf planet differ from an asteroid?
A dwarf planet is larger, big enough to make itself into an approximately spherical shape. Asteroids are smaller and more irregular in shape.
Comets range in size from one to 500 miles in diameter and revolve around the sun?
This statement is false. Asteroids are the space objects that can range in size from one to 500 miles in diameter and revolve around the sun usually in an elliptical orbit. Asteroids are irregular in shape and have craters.
What are asteroids closely similar to?
This is a very vague question. Best that can be done is describe an asteroid. Asteroids very greatly in size, some are as large as planets. Asteroids generally have an irregular shape (Not rounded by its own gravity like a planet.) Most known asteroids lie within the asteroid belt, but many do not have a regular orbit. I would say, the closest thing to an asteroid, would be a meteoroid, which is basically a small asteroid and is often just a piece that has broken off of an asteroid.
Why is the earth spherical in shape while most asteroids and comets are not?
Earth is much more massive than asteroids and comets, and thefore has much stronger gravity, which pulls it into a spherical shape. Most asteroids and comets do not have strong enough gravity to do this.
