GK
SOLAR SYSTEM
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A small rocky object that orbits the Sun between Mars and Jupiter
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A small icy object that orbits the Sun in an oval-shaped orbit
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A celestial body that orbits the Sun that clears the neighborhood around its path
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A celestial body that orbits a planet or dwarf planet
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Detailed explanation-1: -Asteroids are small, rocky objects that orbit the sun. Although asteroids orbit the sun like planets, they are much smaller than planets. There are lots of asteroids in our solar system. Most of them live in the main asteroid belt-a region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mathilde is an asteroid in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter, Eros was the first asteroid to be orbited by a spacecraft.
Detailed explanation-3: -All asteroids orbit the Sun in the same direction as the planets. The vast majority of asteroids that have been catalogued are located in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter; however, not all asteroids are located in the asteroid belt.
Detailed explanation-4: -Asteroids are rocky, airless worlds that orbit our Sun. They are remnants left over from the formation of our solar system, ranging in size from the length of a car to about as wide as a large city.