Asteroids

No, Mars is located outside of the asteroid belt. The asteroid belt is located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, which means that Mars is not inside the asteroid belt.

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.

The asteroid that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs approximately 66 million years ago hit what is now the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. The impact site is known as the Chicxulub crater.

Europa's atmosphere is very thin and composed primarily of oxygen, with trace amounts of other gases like carbon dioxide and molecular hydrogen. The moon's thin atmosphere is created by radiation splitting water molecules on the surface into these constituent gases.

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Outside, about twice as far as Jupiter (also outside). The asteroid belt is between Mars and Jupiter.

1 AU equates to 92,955,807.3 miles or 149,597,870.7 kilometers.

There is very little water in the asteroid belt. Some asteroids are composed of water ice, but it is in the form of frozen molecules rather than liquid water. The majority of objects in the asteroid belt are rocky and metallic, rather than icy.

well a satellite meaning a body orbiting a planet than neither is bigger as they are never the same size. each could be the size of a golf ball or the size of half a planet so really your question has no real answer apart from ether one could be larger it depends on the circumstances. hope this helps

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Meteorites are solid objects that originate from space and survive the impact with the Earth's surface. They are fragments of asteroids, comets, or other celestial bodies that make it through the Earth's atmosphere and reach the ground. Scientists study meteorites to learn more about the composition and history of our solar system.

The word is "ratio". It refers to a comparison of sizes between two different things.

Meteoroids are particles of debris that impact Earth, ranging in size from as small as a grain of sand to as large as a boulder. When they enter Earth's atmosphere, they are called meteors or shooting stars.

If an asteroid were to hit Earth, it could cause widespread devastation, including tsunamis, wildfires, and climate changes. Depending on the size of the asteroid, it could potentially lead to mass extinctions and significant damage to infrastructure. Efforts are being made to track and potentially deflect any asteroids that may pose a threat to Earth.

Historically, an asteroid that struck the Earth 65 million years ago is one theory for the extinction of the dinosaurs, but that hit in Yucatan (Mexico).

the main way scientist find new asteroids is through imaging them. They bring telescopes' large reflectors to a location in an area where they think the planet will be. They take an image, and then, from a couple minutes to a couple weeks later, they take another image of the same spot. anything that moves from each slide, they will check to see if it is an already existing and known object, or a man-made object, or fake. If the object is real, they will take several follow-up pictures to learn more about the asteroid's speed/trajectory/distance from the sun. the asteroid has been assigned a classification number once it has been proven to exist. once the orbital/physical mechanics of the asteroid have been discovered, the asteroid will be named. The namer may name the asteroid (only if it is a minor body) whatever they want, from xyyxxxxyyyzzz to blue purple-greenscreen. If the asteroid is large, it will be named according to what part of the solar system it resides in.

No, asteroids do not float in space. Instead, they move through space under the influence of gravity. Any object in space will follow an orbit determined by its mass and the gravitational forces acting upon it.

Since the largest crater, the Aitken Basin, is around 1,300 miles in diameter, and probably the largest in the solar system, second only to a 3,000 mile in diameter possible impact crater on Mars, the impact object that caused the large basin on the moon is probably in the range of 50-100 miles across. It is worth noting that since the moon has over 600,000 impact craters over 1km in diameter, the earth, by process of logic, has had, in it's past, has had over 9 million craters of over 1km across over it's history, the vast majority having been covered by changed surface geology. - A Huisenfeldt

Because many valuable metals like platinum are dense so most of them have sunk into the molten center of the earth at some point during history leaving relatively small amounts in the crust. This cannot happen in an asteroid as there is nowhere for valuable metals to sink so they remain easily retrievable. That's why so many metals that are rare on earth are plentiful in asteroids, thus making them valuable.

The leftover debris from the formation of the solar system are asteroids, comets, and meteoroids. These are remnants of the material that created the planets and other celestial bodies in our solar system. They exist in the form of rocks, ice, and dust left over from the early stages of the solar system's evolution.

A meteorite by definition has reached the ground. Mist meteoroids burn up in the Earths atmosphere. Any meteorite would have been bigger as a meteoroid as the outer coating would have been burnt off during entry.

They have crater's in them because they collide with other, smaller asteroids or space debris on it's orbit and, because it was the bigger one of the two, comes away in tact with a scar (the crater).

No. meteors are the bits of dust and stone that burn up on entering Earth's atmosphere. Asteroids are larger rocky lumps floating round in space. We hope the larger ones do not meet Earth's atmosphere.

No, there is no evidence to support the claim that a giant asteroid was going to hit Earth in 2014. Astronomers keep a close eye on potentially hazardous asteroids, and there are protocols in place to deal with any potential threats.

Here's all the info you could even need on this. More than you want probably. If you aren't scared when you are done reading it something is wrong. Keep in mind, the size is not the only factor on the devastation one of these nasty buggers could cause. Mass and velocity both play a factor. A heavy smaller object travelling faster is just as bad as a bigger but lighter slower moving object. http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ The Reasoner - http://un-reasonable.blogspot.com

Yes, if a meteor reaches the ground and is large enough, it can cause damage and injury to people and property. However, the chances of being hit by a meteor are extremely low. Most meteors burn up in Earth's atmosphere before reaching the ground.

Depending on what you view as an asteroid. The second largest non-Dwarf Planet KBO is 2007 OR 10 (this is a fairly newly discovered object and is based on some guesswork) falling just behind Sedna. The second largest non-Dwarf Planet in the main asteroid belt is Vesta which falls only slightly behind Pallas. However, Vesta has more mass.