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What is the name of the largest asteroid?
Ceres, now classified as a dwarf planet, is by far the largest asteroid.If Ceres is not considered, the asteroid Vesta, about 1/4 the mass of Ceres, is the largest asteroid. Both these and most other larger asteroids are located in the main Belt between Mars and Jupiter.
What is an arteroid?
do you mean asteroid? an asteroid are the thousands of lumpy rocksthat circle around the sun in a large band between Mars and Jupiter. the biggest asteroid, Ceres is approx. 640km across. most asteroids are much much smaller. over 5000 asteroids have been identified by astronomers so far.
How far away is the inner asteroid belt from the sun?
It is not that far away. The asteroid belt lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
What is the biggest asteroid ever recorded?
The solar system's biggest asteroid impact occured between July16 and 22 1994. More then 20 fragments of comet shoemaker-levy 9 collided with Jupiter. The 20 fragments left big bruises in the atmosphere.
Is Pluto located in the outside or in the inside of the asteroid belt?
Pluto is on the outside of the asteroid belt, and is VERY far away from it.Outside.
Is Halley's comet the largest asteroid?
No. For one thing, Halley's comet is a comet, not an asteroid. The largest asteroid is Ceres, which is far larger than Halley's comet.
Is the largest asteroid larger or smaller than Pluto?
The largest asteroid is far smaller the Pluto. The largest asteroid in our solar system is Ceres, with a diameter of about 900 kilometers. Pluto has a diameter of about 2,300 kilometers.
What is the name of the largest asteroid?
Ceres, now classified as a dwarf planet, is by far the largest asteroid.If Ceres is not considered, the asteroid Vesta, about 1/4 the mass of Ceres, is the largest asteroid. Both these and most other larger asteroids are located in the main Belt between Mars and Jupiter.
Is Ceres a dwarf?
Ceres is the smallest of the so-far-discovered five dwarf planets. She can also be correctly defined as the largest asteroid.
Is Ceres a dwarf planet?
Ceres is the smallest of the so-far-discovered five dwarf planets. She can also be correctly defined as the largest asteroid.
Which cloud is the largest?
Cumulonimbus (thunderstorm) clouds are the largest because they stretch very high into the sky as well as far across.
What is an arteroid?
do you mean asteroid? an asteroid are the thousands of lumpy rocksthat circle around the sun in a large band between Mars and Jupiter. the biggest asteroid, Ceres is approx. 640km across. most asteroids are much much smaller. over 5000 asteroids have been identified by astronomers so far.
How far away is the inner asteroid belt from the sun?
It is not that far away. The asteroid belt lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
What is the biggest asteroid ever recorded?
The solar system's biggest asteroid impact occured between July16 and 22 1994. More then 20 fragments of comet shoemaker-levy 9 collided with Jupiter. The 20 fragments left big bruises in the atmosphere.
What is the largest galaxy known?
IC1101 is by far the largest galaxy at 5 million ly in diameter
What is the name of the Moon's largest impact crater?
The South Pole-Aitken basin (not "Aitken crater") on the far side of the moon, at 1,600 miles across, is not only the largest known impact crater on the moon but one of the largest in the solar system. It is also believed to be the moon's oldest and deepest (over 8 miles deep).
Is an asteroid headed for mars?
As far as we know there is not a asteroid headed for mars. but there might be actually, there's no evidence to prove the answer.
