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Asteroid

An asteroid is a minor planet—an object larger than a meteoroid (thus 1 meter or larger) that is neither a planet nor an identified comet—that orbits within the inner Solar System or is co-orbital with Jupiter (Trojan asteroids). Asteroids are rocky, metallic, or icy bodies with no atmosphere, and are broadly classified into C-type (carbonaceous), M-type…

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Terminology

History of observations

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Formation

Distribution within the Solar System

Characteristics

Classification

Observation and exploration

Asteroid mining

Threats to Earth

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Asteroid

Nodes329
Edges328
Triples438
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.006079
Components1

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related to Further reading · 70
Asteroid → Aerospace Sciences, Alan, Alberto, Arizona Press, Asteroids, Asteroids II, Asteroids III, Asteroids IV, Azadmanesh, Badescu, Barnes-Svarney, Basic Books, Berlin, Bibcode, Binzel, Bottke, Cambridge, Cellino, Charles, Chichester
related to Discovery of Ceres · 26
Asteroid → Although, AU, Bode, Bode's, Ceres, Except, Franz Xaver, German, He, In, Johann Daniel Titius, Johann Elert Bode, Juno, Jupiter, Mars, Monatliche Correspondenz, Monthly Correspondence, Pallas, Saturn, Sun
related to Further search · 26
Asteroid → After, Amateur, Astraea, Brucia, Carl Friedrich Gauss, Edmund Weiss, Eduard Suess, Even, French Academy, Hermann Goldschmidt, In, It, James Craig Watson, John Russell Hind, Juno, Karl Ludwig Hencke, Karl Theodor Robert Luther, Max Wolf, No, Pallas
related to Active asteroids · 18
Asteroid → Active, Another, David, Elst, Elst-Pizarro, Eric Elst, Guido Pizarro, Henry Hsieh, Hubble Space Telescope, It, Jewitt, Jupiter's, MBCs, PanSTARRS, Pizarro, That, The, These
related to Naming · 18
Asteroid → AT4, Benjamin Valz, By, Currently, Eros, For, Gasparis, Greek, However, In, Informally, International Astronomical Union, Massalia, Once, Royal Astronomical Society, So, Sometimes, The
related to Composition · 17
Asteroid → Asteroids, C-type, Ceres, Hygiea, In, M-type, Most, Other, P-type, S-type, Some, The, There, These, Thought, Vesta, Within
related to Spectral classification · 17
Asteroid → Both, C-types, Chapman, David, In, M-type, Morrison, S-types, Small Main-Belt Asteroid Spectroscopic, SMASS, Survey, The, There, These, This, Tholen, Zellner
related to Martian moons · 16
Asteroid → Based, Both, C-type, Capture, D-type, Deimos, Geoffrey, It, Landis, Mars, Mars's, Martian, Phobos, Phobos-sized, Solar System, The
related to Surface features · 15
Asteroid → Ceres, Davida, Dawn, Earth-based, Except, Hygiea, Ida, Kerwan Basin, Mathilde, Medium-sized, Models, Of, Pallas, The, Vesta
related to Threats to Earth · 15
Asteroid → Adonis, Amor, Amors, Apollo, Apollos, Astronomers, Atens, AU, Earth, Earth's, Eros, Hermes, In, The, There

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asteroids earth ceres first belt planet discovered jupiter orbit near-earth objects orbits vesta surface comets planets solar known may one

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Asteroidis aminor planet0.90text
olivineinstance ofits composition is mainly of basaltic rock with minerals0.80text
Mathildeinstance ofMedium-sized asteroids0.80text
243 Idainstance ofMedium-sized asteroids0.80text
that have been observed up closeinstance ofMedium-sized asteroids0.80text
also reveal a deep regolith covering the surfaceinstance ofMedium-sized asteroids0.80text
overall performanceinstance ofNASA would require at least five years of preparation before a mission to intercept an asteroid could be launched.Asteroid deflection strategiesVarious collision avoidance techn…0.80text
costinstance ofNASA would require at least five years of preparation before a mission to intercept an asteroid could be launched.Asteroid deflection strategiesVarious collision avoidance techn…0.80text
failure risksinstance ofNASA would require at least five years of preparation before a mission to intercept an asteroid could be launched.Asteroid deflection strategiesVarious collision avoidance techn…0.80text
operationsinstance ofNASA would require at least five years of preparation before a mission to intercept an asteroid could be launched.Asteroid deflection strategiesVarious collision avoidance techn…0.80text
and technology readinessinstance ofNASA would require at least five years of preparation before a mission to intercept an asteroid could be launched.Asteroid deflection strategiesVarious collision avoidance techn…0.80text
the type of mitigationinstance ofThese can be differentiated by various types of attributes0.80text

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