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Bookmark or Share- Asteroid Facts - Science@NASAAsteroids, sometimes called minor planets, are rocky remnants left over from the formation of our solar system about 4.6 billion years ago. Overview. Contents. Introduction. Composition. Asteroid Classifications. How Asteroids Get Their Names. Introduction.
- Eyes on Asteroids - NASA/JPLExplore the 3D world of Asteroids, Comets and NEOs. Learn about past and future missions, tracking and predicting orbits, and close approaches to Earth.
- In Depth | Asteroids - NASA Solar System ExplorationAsteroids, 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.
- Asteroid - WikipediaAn asteroid is a minor planet —an object that is neither a true planet nor an identified comet — that orbits within the inner Solar System. They are rocky, metallic, or icy bodies with no atmosphere, classified as C-type (carbonaceous), M-type (metallic), or S-type (silicaceous).
- Asteroids - NASA ScienceAsteroids, 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.
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