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No. An asteroid can be anything from 10 metres to 487km as in the case of Ceres the largest asteroid.
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∙ 11y agoAn asteroid is a space rock in orbit around the Sun which is big enough to be detected through a telescope, but not big enough to be considered a "dwarf planet".
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What country did the 2008 asteroid hit in Canada?
no it was not an asteroid that hit the earth, it was kevins big mouth
What really killed the dinosaurs?
some predict the the dinosaurs died of a big asteroid.
If an asteroid impact were to stop the Earth from rotating how big would that asteroid need to be?
size doesn't matter its the angle and speed of the asteroid that it is at, plus if that did happen the earth would either drift off into space and eventually get back into a orbit because of the suns gravity or explodes and everything would just flip, roll over, fall how ever you wanna put it. plus its nearly impossible for a asteroid to do that it would probably do what i said in the second sentence.
Is dwarf planet Ceres a gas or rocky planet?
No. Ceres, which used to be considered an asteroid, was recategorized as a "dwarf planet" in 2006, about the same time that Pluto was. Ceres is a small rocky body, the biggest in the asteroid belt.
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.
How big is a moon?
Anywhere from a small asteroid to Earth's size, depending on the planet.
What meteor inthe outer space?
If it's big, its an asteroid, if its small its a meteoroid. (But no one defines "big" or "small".
How small is the biggest asteroid?
It isn't. The biggest asteroid wouldn't be categorized as small.
Can an asteroid be as small as a head?
Yes asteroids come in many different sizes - from as small as dust to bodies as big as Vesta which is 525 kilometers or 326 miles in diameter.
Why does an asteroid have many craters?
An asteroid has many craters because each asteroid was a big rock that broke into many peices
A small rocky body that orbits the sun?
Asteroid - a small, rocky body that orbits the Sun.
Was the big bang a asteroid?
No, the Big Bang was not an asteroid. The Big Bang theory is the scientific explanation for the origin of the universe, proposing that it began as a singularity and has been expanding ever since. An asteroid is a rocky object in space that orbits the Sun, and is not related to the concept of the Big Bang.
Why does asteroid not have any atmosphere?
They are to small
Is a big asteroid more harmful than a small one?
No asteroid is at all harmful to us or to Earth unless our planet and the Asteroid draw unusually close together. If that were to happen, then yes, you'd have to say that for a close encounter of any given distance, the probability of unpleasant results would vary roughly in proportion to the asteroid's physical size.
What country did the 2008 asteroid hit in Canada?
no it was not an asteroid that hit the earth, it was kevins big mouth
What is the asteroid coming on feb 15 and how big is it?
The asteroid is known as 2012 DA14. It is about 150 feet across.
How do use asteroid in a sentence?
asteroids are big in the shape
