Question

What are asteroids?

Answer 1

Asteroids

1. Asteroids are rocky objects that orbit the sun but are too small to be classified as planets.
2. They are also referred to as planetoids or minor planets.
3. There are millions of asteroids that range in size from hundreds of miles to several feet.
4. A meteoroid, on the other hand, is a tiny fragment of a comet or asteroid that has been separated or accidentally detached.
5. The asteroid belt contains millions of asteroids. The asteroid belt, which lies between Jupiter and Mars, contains around 750,000 asteroids.

An illustrative figure of an asteroid is shown below.