Asteroids

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Who was the astronomer who discovered the first asteroid in 1801?

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Giuseppi Piazzi

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What does asteroid literally mean?

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Starlight

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Asteroids are small rocky or metallic bodies that orbit the sun in the whole solar system.

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False, there is a separate designation for bodies past Jupiter.

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What are the basic materials that make up asteroids?

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75% Carbon, 17% Silicon, 8% Miscellaneous

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What is the gap called that is created by Jupiter's size pulling some asteroids away from solar orbit?

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Kirkwood gap

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What would it be like to flying through an asteroid belt?

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Very few asteroids, possibly wouldn't see one at all.

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If you took all the asteroids in the main belt and lumped them together, how large would it be?

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Smaller than our moon

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Ceres is the largest asteroid, and it is spherical.

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True, it retains its shape because of its massive size.

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What space craft entered orbit around Ceres on March 6, 2015?

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Dawn

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Which of these is NOT a main belt asteroid: Vesta, Matilda, Alexa, Ida?

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Alexa