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.
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.
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Asteroids are made up of ice, carbon, and iron.
Asteroids.
The main asteroid belt is actually called the asteroid belt - pretty dull really.
Mars is not in the asteroid belt. The Asteroid Belt is between Mars and Jupiter.
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The main asteroid belt is actually called the asteroid belt - pretty dull really.
Yes, the asteroid belt starts properly after the orbit of Mars.
No. Pluto is considered a "dwarf planet" and in terms of composition is more like a comet than an asteroid.
The main asteroid belt is actually called the asteroid belt - pretty dull really.
Mars is not in the asteroid belt. The Asteroid Belt is between Mars and Jupiter.
The asteroid belt is in between Mars and Jupiter.
Venus is not in any asteroid belt.
The asteroid belt is not in Jupiter.
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The main asteroid belt is actually called the asteroid belt - pretty dull really.
The planet Jupiter is outside the asteroid belt, which is located in between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
The Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, Asteroid Belt, Kuiper Belt, and Oort Cloud.
Yes, the asteroid belt starts properly after the orbit of Mars.
Ceres is part of the asteroid belt.