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What do you mean by asteroid and meteoroids?


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Asteroid

  1. Minor planets of the inner solar system are asteroids.
  2. The asteroid belt contains millions of asteroids.
  3. The asteroid belt, which lies between Jupiter and Mars, contains over 750,000 objects. Asteroids can span over hundreds of kilometers.
  4. Most asteroids are made of rocks, but new research has revealed that some are made of iron and nickel also.

Meteoroids

  1. A meteoroid is a small rock in space made of metal.
  2. They are much smaller than asteroids, ranging in size from a millimeter to a meter.
  3. When meteoroids enter the Earth's atmosphere, they vaporize completely and may never reach the surface.
  4. They burn during the descent, leaving a light trail.

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