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Asteroid Belt-science Class

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ASTEROID BELT

BY:JOSE, EMMA, HANNAH & MATTIE
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INFO

  • Average diameter is about 1km
  • Little to no gravity(depends on size)
  • 186-370 million(2-4 Au) Miles from sun
  • 3-6 Earth years for one revolution
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FACTS

  • 200 asteroids have 60+ miles in diameter
  • Located between Mars and Jupiter
  • Filled with with rock and ice chunks
  • Asteroids known as minor planets
  • Rotates around the sun
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INFO CON.

  • It lies as far as from the earth does from the sun.
  • Astroid belts are airless
  • It once had enough material to make 4 Earths.
  • Made up of rocks and stones
  • Astroids are piled up of rubble held together by gravity
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