What is the composition of an asteroid belt?

Answer 1

An asteroid is a rock made of silicon, nickel, iron, or carbon, and revolves around the Sun. Asteroids are found throughout the solar system but many are in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Some may be formed by breaking off from a moon or comet.

The name comes from the Latin for "little starlike object", tiny glowing things in the sky. An asteroid is actually more like a small planet : rocks that are big enough to reflect enough light to be seen, but not big enough to be a proper planet. The largest of the asteroids is Ceres, which was promoted to "dwarf planet" at the same time that Pluto was downgraded to that status.

Answer 2

Scientists hypothesize that asteroids are the leftover pieces of the early solar system that never came together to form a planet. Asteroids come in a variety of compositions, and include materials such as nickel, iron, silicate minerals, and, occasionally, organic compounds.

Answer 3

An asteroid belt is composed mostly of rock and metal remnants from the early solar system. The main components are silicate rocks and nickel-iron metal. These objects vary in size, shape, and composition, with some larger bodies classified as dwarf planets.

Answer 4

inside the asteroid is many many little rocks that it has hitten in the past

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Asteroids are made up of ice, carbon, and iron.

Answer 7

Asteroids.