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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.
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Is an asteroid a ball of gases?
No. An asteroid is composed of rock and/or metal and usually has an irregular shape.
An asteroid's brightness may change as it rotates because it?
it has an irregular shape
Which theory would be most supported if the moon had an irregular shape like an asteroid?
Capture theory
What would happen if Earth was an irregular potato shape like an asteroid?
It couldn't as it's mass causes it to be spherical. To be like an asteroid, it would have to be the size of an asteroid, and then life would never have started. You would never have been born, and this question would never have existed.
What is the space rock located mostly between mars and Jupiter?
The bits of space rock between Mars and Jupiter is known as the Asteroid Belt. The Asteroid Belt is comprised of many irregular celestial bodies.
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.
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.
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.
Why does Jupiter have a more irregular shape than doe's earth?
When Jupitar was formed a huge asteroid hit Jupitar and was fused onto it and then stayed like the same shape that it is today.
What is the largest asteroid in the Asteroid Belt?
The largest body in the asteroid belt is Ceres, with a diameter of about 950 km. Although it has long been considered to be an asteroid, Ceres was classified as a "dwarf planet" on August 24, 2006. (The other dwarf planets are Pluto, Makemake, Haumea, and Eris.) The issue of whether Ceres remains an asteroid was not addressed at that time.
What is a description for an asteroid?
It contains lumps of rock and metal much smaller than planets. These lumps are called asteroids or minor planets. They are not visible from Earth with the naked eye, but many may be seen through binoculars or small telescopes
Where is the biggest asteroid located?
The largest asteroid, Ceres, is in the asteroid belt.
