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Yes. Asteroids have some gravity, but it is very weak because of their low mass in comparison to an actual planet.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoYes. The Sun's gravity (actually, the mutual gravity between the Sun and each of the other planets and objects) that controls the path of every object near the Sun in its orbit.
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Do comets asteroids and meteors have an atmosphere?
No. They do not have enough gravity to hold on to the gasses.
Do asteroids have atmospheres?
The asteroid belt, is a "collection" of asteroids circling the Sun in between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. A collection cannot have an atmosphere. A single asteroid does not have enough mass to "hold" on to an atmosphere.
Can you live on an asteroids?
no..... asteroids don't support life. there is no atmosphere around asteroids which can hold air we breathe . asteroids are rich in minerals and missions to asteroids are being planned in order to mine them
Is gravity what makes asteroids and comets move?
the gravity stops them from floating away
Why don't asteroids have atmospheres?
Asteroids are too small to have enough gravity to prevent any atmosphere form escaping.
Does the sun's gravity or Jupiter's gravity hold asteroids in the area beyond mars?
The sun
Do comets asteroids and meteors have an atmosphere?
No. They do not have enough gravity to hold on to the gasses.
Do asteroids have atmospheres?
The asteroid belt, is a "collection" of asteroids circling the Sun in between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. A collection cannot have an atmosphere. A single asteroid does not have enough mass to "hold" on to an atmosphere.
A meteor is an asteroid that has been captured by a planets or a moons gravity and had been pulled away from the suns gravity true or false?
false, meters are asteroids in the earth atmosphere
Can you live on an asteroids?
no..... asteroids don't support life. there is no atmosphere around asteroids which can hold air we breathe . asteroids are rich in minerals and missions to asteroids are being planned in order to mine them
Can you put houses on asteroids?
Not yet. And you'll probably never want to put houses ON asteroids; you'll build caverns IN the asteroids for places to live. Asteroids are pretty small; even the larger ones don't have enough gravity to hold things down. And without enough gravity to keep an atmosphere, you'd need to have some sort of dome or structure to hold the air in. Caverns and tunnels will be easier.
Did people think asteroids were distant suns?
In the old days they did believe that they were distant suns because of the fact of how big it was.
How does the Suns gravity compared to earths gravity?
The sun gravity is stronger
Does the suns gravity cause asteroids to move?
The sun's gravity doesn't necessarily cause the asteroids to move, however it does cause the asteroids to move the way that they do move. For example, let's take away the sun. Any asteroids around the sun would continue to move at the same rate that is was moving prior to the sun being taken away. However, instead of following an elliptical orbit around the sun, the asteroid would move in a straight line instead. So the asteroids can still move without the sun. However, it is the sun that makes the asteroids orbit around the sun. The orbit's tendency to want to move away in a straight line counteracts the gravity created by the sun. The results of these two forces is what causes the asteroids elliptical orbit.
What makes asteroids hit earth?
Gravity.
Why does asteroids orbit?
because there is no gravity in space
Is gravity what makes asteroids and comets move?
the gravity stops them from floating away
