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Asteroids are technicaly small planets. That in they orbit the sun. An asteroid can become a moon when it is caught by the gravitational pull of a planet and goes into orbit around that planet. Mars' moons Phobos and Deimos are likely candidates for this along with the moons of gas giants Jupiter, Saturn & Uranus as they have no real matter that could have been ejected into space to create a moon like earths moon (Theorised a large mars sized object hit our planet when it was still molten ejecting a blob that became our moon).
So to re-cap asteroids orbit the sun, Moons orbit planets.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoUnder the 2006 re-definition of a "planet" by the International Astronomical Union, dwarf planets are smaller planets that do not dominate (sweep clean) their respective orbits around the Sun. Asteroids are even smaller, basically rocks or agglomerations of rocks, ice, and dust that may be irregular in shape and share orbits with other asteroids. When a body is in a stable orbit around a planet, it is called a moon or moonlet.
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∙ 16y agoThe asteroids are primarily iron. Pluto is suspected of being primarily ice and not just water ice.
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∙ 10y agoThey are basically like planets but are unfinished or was a planet that exploded
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How are moons and asteroids different?
"An asteroid is a piece of moon that orbits the sun and a moon is a giant rock sphere that orbits earth."
What is the difference between moon and asteroids?
An asteroid is a piece of moon that orbits the sun and a moon is a giant rock sphere that orbits earth
Why does the moon have more crators than the earth?
because earth has an atmosphere which makes asteroids burn up before they hit the ground but the moon has no atmosphere so it can't stop asteroids. also, the moon shields the earth from some asteroids.
What are craters on the moon and Mars?
the craters on the moon and mars are from asteroids bumping into it.
The craters on the surface of earths moon were produced by what?
By meteors/asteroids crashing into the Moon.
How are moon and asteroids alike and different?
Both asteroids and moons can be rocky. An asteroid orbits the Sun while a moon orbits a planet. Mars has two moons (Deimos and Phobos) that are most likely former asteroids.
How are moons and asteroids different?
"An asteroid is a piece of moon that orbits the sun and a moon is a giant rock sphere that orbits earth."
Does asteroids have a moon?
Do*
Why does the moon have crators in it?
asteroids hit the moon
What happens to asteroids that make craters on the Moon?
The asteroids are destroyed on impact and their material becomes part of the Moon.
What planets do asteroids fall on?
Asteroids can fall on any planet (or moon).
Do some asteroids have moon?
Yes, some asteroids in the Asteroid Belt have moons.
What is the difference between moon and asteroids?
An asteroid is a piece of moon that orbits the sun and a moon is a giant rock sphere that orbits earth
Can asteroids be as big as our moon?
yes
Why does the moon have more crators than the earth?
because earth has an atmosphere which makes asteroids burn up before they hit the ground but the moon has no atmosphere so it can't stop asteroids. also, the moon shields the earth from some asteroids.
How do moon craters form on the moon?
They are formed by asteroids and meteorites crashing into the surface of the moon
What are craters on the moon and Mars?
the craters on the moon and mars are from asteroids bumping into it.
