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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.

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Where did meteoroids originate?

Meteoroids primarily originate from two sources: asteroids and comets. Most meteoroids are fragments of asteroids, particularly from the asteroid belt located between Mars and Jupiter. Comets, when they approach the Sun, shed debris that can also become meteoroids. Additionally, some meteoroids can originate from the Moon or Mars, where impacts have ejected material into space.


Do comets orbit mars and Jupiter?

No. Comets orbit the sun. Many asteroids orbit the sun in between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.


Are meteoroids smaller than comets but larger than asteroids?

Meteoroids are smaller than both comets and asteroids. They are small rocky or metallic objects that are typically smaller than asteroids and comets, which are large bodies that can range in size from several meters to hundreds of kilometers in diameter.


What are the characteristics of comets meteoroids and asteroids?

Comets are icy bodies that develop a glowing coma and tail when they approach the sun. Meteoroids are small rocky or metallic bodies that enter Earth's atmosphere and burn up, producing a meteor or shooting star. Asteroids are larger rocky or metallic bodies orbiting the sun, primarily found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.


What causes asteroids meteoroids and comets to orbit the sun?

Asteroids, meteoroids, and comets orbit the Sun due to the gravitational pull between these celestial bodies and the Sun. Their orbits are influenced by their initial velocity, mass, and distance from the Sun. When they come close to Earth, they can be observed as shooting stars or meteor showers.

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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).


Where did meteoroids originate?

Meteoroids primarily originate from two sources: asteroids and comets. Most meteoroids are fragments of asteroids, particularly from the asteroid belt located between Mars and Jupiter. Comets, when they approach the Sun, shed debris that can also become meteoroids. Additionally, some meteoroids can originate from the Moon or Mars, where impacts have ejected material into space.


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.


What are the three types of NEOs?

The three types of Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) are asteroids, comets, and meteoroids. Asteroids are rocky bodies primarily found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, while comets are icy bodies that release gas and dust, forming tails as they approach the Sun. Meteoroids are smaller fragments that can originate from both asteroids and comets. All three types can have orbits that bring them close to Earth's path.


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.


Do comets orbit mars and Jupiter?

No. Comets orbit the sun. Many asteroids orbit the sun in between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.


Are meteoroids larger than comets but larger than asteroids?

no


Are the meteoroids comets and asteroids part of your solar system?

Yes.


What are the three types of small bodies in your solar system?

The three types of small bodies in the solar system are asteroids, comets, and meteoroids. Asteroids are rocky objects found mostly in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, comets are icy bodies with tails that form when they approach the sun, and meteoroids are small rocky or metallic fragments that travel through space.


Where are meteoroids usually found?

In space. Most of them seem to be in the plane of the equiptic and between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.


Are meteoroids smaller than comets but larger than asteroids?

Meteoroids are smaller than both comets and asteroids. They are small rocky or metallic objects that are typically smaller than asteroids and comets, which are large bodies that can range in size from several meters to hundreds of kilometers in diameter.


Do dwarf planets comets asteroids and meteoroids orbit the sun?

Yes.