How close did the asteroids come to earth?
According to NASA, asteroid 2010 RX30 is estimated to be approx 32 to 65 feet in size and passed within approx 154,000 miles of Earth on Wednesday.The second object, 2010 RF12, estimated to be 20 to 46 feet in size, passed within approx 49,000 miles.
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Where are most of the asteroids found in our solar system?
The giant asteroid belt near Jupiter is the most dense accumu...
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How are asteroids and meteors different?
The main differences between asteroids and meteors seem to be...
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What do astronomers know about asteroids and comets?
Asteroids, comets and other cosmic debris have also had a fun...
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What asteroid group includes Eros?
Some asteroids orbits bring them close to Earth and some,like...
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Compare and contrast comets and asteroids?
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Where are most of the asteroids found in our solar system?
The giant asteroid belt near Jupiter is the most dense accumu...
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Most asteroids are located in belts that lie between the orbi...
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How are asteroids and meteors different?
The main differences between asteroids and meteors seem to be...
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Where did asteroids come from?
Asteroids are material left over from the formation of the so...
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Which two planets do most asteroids in our solar system travel in a belt between?
100,000 asteroids lie in a belt between Mars and Jupiter. Ast...
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What planet protects Earth from asteroids?
There is no planet that protects earth from asteroids, rather...
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How do comets, meteoroids, and asteroids differ?
Comets, meteoroids and asteroids are really not that differen...
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Do most asteroids lie between the orbits of Venus and Mercury?
The solar system consists of the Sun; the eight official plan...
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What are asteroids and meteors made up of?
Asteroids are small rocky objects in the Solar System. Meteor...
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Are there actual predictions of comets or asteroids hitting earth?
Nostradamus prophesied a comet would herald the mass destruct...
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Most asteroids are located in belts that lie between the orbi...
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What are trojan asteroids , and where are they located?
Trojan asteroids are a special part of the minor bodies of th...
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How far is ceres asteroids from the sun?
The average orbital distance of the asteroids from the sun is...
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What planet protects Earth from asteroids?
There is no planet that protects earth from asteroids, rather...
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Where do most asteroids Originate?
Most asteroids are said to originate from debris left over fr...
About Asteroids
Asteroids are rocky, metallic objects that orbit the Sun but are too small to be considered planets. They are also known as minor planets that are made up of material left over from the formation of the solar system. Asteroids can range in size from a diameter of about 1000 km to the size of pebbles.
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