What Are Asteroids Like?

1.	What Are Asteroids Like?
Answer» Asteroids have several GENERAL features of interest. FIRSTLY, their formation they all REPRESENT material that was not used in the initial formation of the solar system. For whatever REASON chance and position they did not form planets, and therefore were left scattered. They do not represent much material it is thought that if they were all joined together the mass would only be that of half of our Moon! Most asteroids are in a 'belt' between Mars and Jupiter. Some asteroids EVEN have their own mini moons for instance Ida and Dactyl. Asteroids have several general features of interest.

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Asteroids have several GENERAL features of interest.

FIRSTLY, their formation they all REPRESENT material that was not used in the initial formation of the solar system.
For whatever REASON chance and position they did not form planets, and therefore were left scattered.
They do not represent much material it is thought that if they were all joined together the mass would only be that of half of our Moon!
Most asteroids are in a 'belt' between Mars and Jupiter.
Some asteroids EVEN have their own mini moons for instance Ida and Dactyl.

Asteroids have several general features of interest.

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