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Which object in the solar system is a frozen mass of ice or dust?
i believe that the answer to that aught to be either comet or asteroid
Are asteroids larger than planets?
No. If all of the space rocks in our asteroid belt were put together into one boulder, it would be 1/3 the size of(it was either the Earth or our Moon). If it was the size of a planet or bigger, then it wouldn't be called an asteroid. Asteroids are space rocks floating through space with an irregular shape and is really small compared to planets, moons, etc. They are leftovers from the formation of our early solar system.
I am the object in the solar system that can float in water if you find a bathtub big enough to hold me?
You are an asteroid. Asteroids are rocky objects that orbit the sun just like planets, but they are much smaller in size. If you were to find a bathtub large enough, an asteroid would be able to float in water due to its relatively light weight compared to its volume.
Are meteors bigger than earth?
Neither term has an actual defined size requirement, so in a sense the question is meaningless. However, there are some asteroids which are larger than some moons. Many asteroids are quite a bit larger than Deimos and Phobos (the moons of Mars), for example. No known asteroid (or minor planet either, if you want to get technical regarding bodies like Ceres and possibly Vesta) is as large as Earth's moon. If the Moon were in the asteroid belt instead of orbiting Earth, it would be considered a new "minor planet" (and would, in fact, be the largest such body known; the mass of the Moon exceeds the combined mass of all bodies in the asteroid belt by a considerable amount).
Most asteroids lie between the orbits of what planets?
Most of the asteroids within our solar system can be found within the Asteroid Belt. Located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, the Asteroid Belt consists of millions of individual asteroids of varying sizes - from a speck of dust to hundreds of kilometers in diameter. The largest object within the belt is a dwarf planet - Ceres - which has a mass of 9.47x1020kg and a diameter of 476.2km.
Is it possible for some large asteroids to orbited by other smaller asteroids?
if they were big enough to have enough gravity they would probably no longer be considered an asteroid
What type of planet would the asteroid belt be if it became a planet?
The asteroid belt is mainly composed of rocky and metallic asteroids, so if it formed into a planet, it would likely be a terrestrial planet similar to Mars or Earth. It might have a solid surface, rocky composition, and possibly some metallic elements.
How are the moons of asteroids formed?
Although many asteroids accreted through gravity and tidal interactions, their "moons" would simply be smaller asteroids or meteoroids that were caught in the gravitational pull. Unless they approach directly and collide, they can form orbits around the larger body until perturbed by some other body.
Why doesn't asteroids have moons?
Some asteroids do in fact have moons. The asteroid Ida has a moon, Dactyl, which was found when the space probe Galileo flew past on the way to Jupiter. Two asteroids that are roughly the same mass would be a binary asteroid, while a large disparity in mass means the smaller one is a moon of the larger one.
How many satellites does the asteroid belt have?
the Asteroid belt has no satelites all the asteroids that make up the belt is another asteroids satelite so there would be thousands of satelites
If you were 80 pounds on earth how much would you weigh on an asteroid?
Your weight on an asteroid would depend on its size and mass. Since asteroids are much smaller than Earth, your weight would likely be significantly lower than 80 pounds, due to the weaker gravitational pull.
Does sun have asteroids?
No the sun does not have asteroids because by the time the asteroid got away from the sun there would be nothing left of it.
What would hit earth first comets or asteroids?
An asteroid would hit earth first
Do asteroid belts have a purpose?
no they don't the asteroids could fly everywhere and I would not care
How can you stop an asteroid from hitting earth?
Small asteroids can be deflected by explosives (ordinary or nuclear) if they are far enough away. The problem is getting the explosives there. Asteroids travel at orbital speeds of thousands of kilometers an hour, and a large rocket would be required to reach the asteroid and match its speed, so that it could rendezvous and detonate. Hitting an asteroid with a head-on shot would be extremely difficult if not impossible, and could result in a shower of smaller pieces hitting the Earth.
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.
Would a nuclear bomb stop an asteroid?
Detonating a nuclear bomb on an asteroid could potentially help deflect or disrupt its path, but success would depend on factors like the size of the asteroid, the timing of the explosion, and the asteroid's composition. However, there are other less destructive methods, such as using a spacecraft to alter the asteroid's trajectory, that are currently being researched for planetary defense purposes.
