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Asteroids were first discovered in 1800 on January 1st 1800 to be exact, by a Sicilian called Guiseppi Piazzi. He thought that they were actually planets and named the tow he found, Ceres and Pallas.
However, it was the astronomer William Herschel who actually discovered that they were in fact too small to be planets. He named them asteroids. This is devised from the Latin, which means starlike.
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∙ 12y agothe work of trying to find the asteroid belt began in the 1700's because of the mystery of why there was such a big gap of space between mars and Jupiter, but no real evidence was found until the 1800's. once some one found what he thought was the missing planet it turned out to be a asteroid and then five others were found and it was obvios what was there.
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∙ 15y agoOver 4000 million years ago in the great bombardment I think.... Over 4000 million years ago in the great bombardment is the truth
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∙ 12y agoGerard kuiper was the first to discover the belt of comet like debris
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∙ 14y agoEach asteroid was discovered at a different time.
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How many astroids have been discovered?
10,000
What year were asteroids created?
Astroids have not been "created". Astroids are the remains of dead planets and stars that travel through space at speeds of up to 1 million kilometers an hour. Astroids have been around since planets and stars were created.
Has a human ever discovered an asteroid on earth?
Yes, there has been a lot of astroids that hit the earth. Most of them are small.
Which planet has the most astroids?
Saturn.
Piece of rock similar to material that formed into planets?
astroids
How many astroids have been discovered?
10,000
What year were asteroids created?
Astroids have not been "created". Astroids are the remains of dead planets and stars that travel through space at speeds of up to 1 million kilometers an hour. Astroids have been around since planets and stars were created.
Has a human ever discovered an asteroid on earth?
Yes, there has been a lot of astroids that hit the earth. Most of them are small.
How do they name astroids?
they are just called astroids.
What is a asteroids?
Astroids are huge rocks but all the astroids don't look the same.
Where are astroids found?
in canada
How are astroids and comets alike?
yes they are.
How are astroids created?
i do not know... Peace out
Which planet has the most astroids?
Saturn.
What caused crators on the moon?
Metorites and astroids.
Does Mercury have astroids?
No, none of the planets have asteroids.
What are crators on the moon?
holes that astroids hit
