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What is the name of the asteroid that had its own moon?
The first confirmed case of an asteroid orbiting another asteroid is the asteroid Ida which is orbited by a smaller asteroid orbiting it called Dactyl; other asteroid moons have been found since.
Can nuclear weapons blow up an approaching asteroid?
They might very well. But you might then be left with hundreds or thousands of smaller objects that can still do damage over a larger area. It is not necessarily the solution depending on a lot of factors like the size and velocity of the original asteroid.
What is an irregularly shaped rocky mass that is smaller than a planet and occupies an orbit around the sun and are most found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter?
An asteroid from the orbit between Mars and Jupiter known as the asteroid belt.
If all the asteroids in the asteroid belt were combined would they be smaller then the moon?
No, the total mass of all the asteroids in the asteroid belt is estimated to be less than 4% of the mass of the Moon. Even if all the asteroids were combined, they would still be much smaller than the Moon.
Is there a planet in the asteroid belt?
There is a "dwarf planet", Ceres, the largest object in the Asteroid Belt, and a great number of smaller rocks. (Prior to its reclassification, Ceres was referred to as the largest asteroid.)
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 a large chunk of rock or metal much smaller than planets?
An asteroid or a meteoroid
What is the difference of a meteor and an asteroid?
An asteroid is a heavenly body which has its own orbit, between mars and jupiter, and revolve around the sun. It is made up of dust and rock. Meteor is also a heavenly body like asteroid but smaller than that.
What is smaller than an asteroid and orbits the sun?
That is called a meteorite. It is basically the same thing as an asteroid, but anything smaller than about 10 meters is called a meteorite.
Where was the last asteroid hit on earth?
There was one significant asteroid impact in 1908 - the Tunguska event. It is possible that smaller asteroids hit Earth after that. There was a smaller asteroid/meteor impact more recently - the Chelyabinsk event in 2013.
What is the difference between an asteroid and a asteroid belt?
An asteroid is a small rocky body that orbits the sun, while an asteroid belt is a region in our solar system located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where many asteroids are found. The asteroid belt is like a "belt" of smaller objects orbiting the sun, with the largest asteroid being Ceres.
Is an asteroid bigger or smaller than the Earth?
Asteroids are much smaller than Earth.
Is Ida the biggest object in the asteroid belt?
No. The largest object in the asteroid belt is Ceres. Ida is much smaller.
What is the name of the rock or dust smaller than an asteroid?
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Do asteroids travel in a group or by themselves?
Both they can move as an asteroid field or as a lone asteroid, they also can be broken up from larger asteroid to make several smaller ones
Is an asteroid smaller than mars?
Asteroids can be different sizes, so they can be larger or smaller than Mars.
If an asteroid collides with Earth is it therefore a meteorite?
It is called an asteroid if it has more than about 10 meters diameter. Smaller objects are called meteorites.
