Asteroids
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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BASICS ABOUT ASTEROIDS
- Asteroids are ma out of rock,metal,water, and other minerals
- larger than 60 miles (100 kilometers) in diameter
- Asteroids are mainly found in the asteroid belt
- Asteroids are special because no 2 asteroids look alike
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WHAT IS AN ASTEROID
- They are leftovers of the formation of the solar system
- They can be made of metal, rock, water , and other minerals
Photo by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
WHAT IS AN ASTEROID BELT
- The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located
- roughly between the orbits of the planets mars and jupiter
DO ASTEROIDS GO AROUND THE SUN?
YES, ASTEROIDS GO AROUND THE SUN IN AN ASTEROID BELT
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WHY IS THERE AN ASTEROID BELT IN BETWEEN MARS AND JUPITER
- The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets
- Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or
- minor planets.
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Why do scientists look for asteroids that might strike our planet?
SO THAT WE CAN PLAN FOR FUTURE STRIKES
Photo by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
WHAT DO SCIENTISTS HOPE TO LEARN FROM MISSIONS TO VISIT ASTEROIDS?
TO LEARN AND STUDY THEM AND GET TO KNOW THERE WAY AROUND
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- The largest is ceres and it is 950 KM
- There have been 300,000 asteroids cataloged
- Scientists use radar to detect asteroids
Photo by Ken_Lord
