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- Asteroids - Science@NASA
Asteroids, sometimes called minor planets, are rocky, airless remnants left over from the early formation of our solar system about 4 6 billion years ago Most asteroids can be found orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter within the main asteroid belt
- Asteroid - Wikipedia
An asteroid is a minor planet —an object larger than a meteoroid that is neither a planet nor an identified comet —that orbits within the inner Solar System or is co-orbital with Jupiter (Trojan asteroids)
- What are asteroids? | Space
Asteroids are the rocky remnants of material leftover from the formation of the solar system and its planets approximately 4 6 billion years ago The majority of asteroids originate
- Asteroid | Definition, Size, Facts | Britannica
Asteroid, any of a host of small bodies, about 1,000 km (600 miles) or less in diameter, that orbit the Sun primarily between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in a nearly flat ring called the asteroid belt Hundreds of thousands of asteroids are known
- What Are Asteroids? (Ages 14-18) - NASA
What are asteroids? Asteroids are rocky objects that orbit the Sun just like planets do In fact, sometimes asteroids are called “minor planets ” These space rocks were left behind after our solar system formed about 4 6 billion years ago Asteroids are found in a wide range of sizes For example, one small asteroid, 2015 TC25, has a diameter of about 6 feet – about the size of a small
- What are asteroids? - Live Science
Asteroids are flying space rocks occasionally featured in sci-fi movies and perhaps in our low-level fears of going the way of the dinosaurs But just what are these potato-shaped chunks of
- In Depth | Asteroids – NASA Solar System Exploration
Asteroids, sometimes called minor planets, are rocky remnants left over from the early formation of our solar system about 4 6 billion years ago The current known asteroid count is: Most of this ancient space rubble can be found orbiting our Sun between Mars and Jupiter within the main asteroid belt
- What Is an Asteroid? | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
Scientists can learn about asteroids by studying meteorites: tiny bits of asteroids that have flown through our atmosphere and landed on Earth’s surface Several NASA space missions have also flown by and observed asteroids
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