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What is the difference between meteoroids comets and asteroids?
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Comets are objects made up of mostly ice and some rock that have a 'tail', 'coma' and nucleus. They orbit the sun, most of them residing in the Kuiper Belt which is beyond Neptune. Their tails are always pointing away from the sun as opposed to common though that their tails point in the opposite direction of which they are traveling. They are pointed away from the sun due to them being "blown" by solar winds.
Asteroids are irregular shaped rocks that orbit in a "belt" between Mars and Jupiter. Our solar system is the only one with these rocks that we gave the name "Asteroid" to. They are thought to be the remains of a planet that broke apart. They vary in sizes but are general rather large. *Mars's moons are thought commonly to be captured asteroids.
Meteoroids are rock fragments floating through space. They have no orbit and can vary in size from a grain of sand to the size of a smaller asteroid. Meteoroids are only meteoroids floating through space. Once they enter an atmosphere, they are called Meteors. Once the meteor hits the surface of a planet, it is a meteorite. Meteoroids are no the objects that you see in meteor showers or refer to as "falling stars" or "shooting stars". These are meteors.
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Are comets asteroids or meteoroids found in orbit between Mars and Jupiter?
Between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter is the asteroid belt, which contains the bulk of the solar system's asteroids. Where there are asteroids the are undoubtedly meteoroids.
Where do meteriods come from?
Answer : meteoroids come from comets or asteroids.
Are meteoroids smaller than comets but larger than asteroids?
no
What causes asteroids meteoroids and comets to orbit the sun?
gravity
What has the least mass in the solar system?
Certain asteroids, comets, meteoroids or moons.
Are comets asteroids or meteoroids found in orbit between Mars and Jupiter?
Between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter is the asteroid belt, which contains the bulk of the solar system's asteroids. Where there are asteroids the are undoubtedly meteoroids.
What are comets asteroids and meteoroids?
Asteroids comets and meteoroids all are masses of land sometimes inflamed and usually come from parts of planets hurtling through space.
Where do meteriods come from?
Answer : meteoroids come from comets or asteroids.
Which of these are icy objects comets meteoroids or asteroids?
Usually comets are icy as that is why you see the icy trail, but asteroids can be icy too.
Are the meteoroids comets and asteroids part of your solar system?
Yes.
Are meteoroids larger than comets but larger than asteroids?
no
Are meteoroids smaller than comets but larger than asteroids?
no
What causes asteroids meteoroids and comets to orbit the sun?
gravity
What are differences of comets meteoroid's asteroids?
Comets : mostly ice & are often in very distant elliptical orbits. Meteoroids and asteroids are usually rocky and/or metallic, asteroids are found in the asteroid belt (between Mars & Jupiter).
Do dwarf planets comets asteroids and meteoroids orbit the sun?
Yes.
Other members of the solar system?
asteroids comets meteoroids meteor meteorites
What are some SSSBs in the solar system?
Comets, Asteroids, Meteoroids, meteors, meteorites
