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Comets are mostly water and carbon dioxide, with a little bit of other materials, including some organic molecules. Asteroids are mostly carbonaceous or iron (metal).
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Are asteroids luminous?
No. Asteroids are just made of rock and metal. They do not glow.
What are the characteristic of asteroids?
they are hot blue and black
How are coments different from asteroids?
Comets are composed mostly of ice while asteroids are mostly made of rock or metal.
Is a comet smaller than asteroid?
An asteroid is basically a rock in space. A meteor is basically a space rock falling into our atmosphere. Therefore, meteors are asteroids that are falling into our atmosphere, there is no size comparison, only a location and action change.
Are Asteroids made up of dust and ice.?
Actually generally speaking Asteroids are heavily composed of high density rock. Dust and Ice are generally the properties of a Comet mostly because they aren't formed near the sun.
What state of matter are asteroids?
Asteroids are made of solid rock and metal.
What is a asteroid made of?
Asteroids are made up of rock and metal
Are asteroids luminous?
No. Asteroids are just made of rock and metal. They do not glow.
What are the characteristic of asteroids?
they are hot blue and black
How are coments different from asteroids?
Comets are composed mostly of ice while asteroids are mostly made of rock or metal.
Is a comet smaller than asteroid?
An asteroid is basically a rock in space. A meteor is basically a space rock falling into our atmosphere. Therefore, meteors are asteroids that are falling into our atmosphere, there is no size comparison, only a location and action change.
What is a relatively small celestial objects made of rock and metal that orbit around the sun?
They are known as asteroids.
Are asteroids and comets rocks?
Asteroids are composed mainly of rock, metal, or a mixture of the two. Comets are a mixture of ice and rock.
Are asteroids made of dust and ice?
Actually generally speaking Asteroids are heavily composed of high density rock. Dust and Ice are generally the properties of a Comet mostly because they aren't formed near the sun.
Are Asteroids made up of dust and ice.?
Actually generally speaking Asteroids are heavily composed of high density rock. Dust and Ice are generally the properties of a Comet mostly because they aren't formed near the sun.
Are asteroids composed of rock and frozen gas?
Not really, you're thinking of comets, asteroids are composed of rock, metal, or a combination of both.
Is a comet a large chunk of rock or metal?
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