GK
THE UNIVERSE
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ASTEROIDS
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METEROIDS
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METEORS
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COMETS
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Detailed explanation-1: -Asteroids, sometimes called minor planets, are rocky remnants left over from the early formation of our solar system about 4.6 billion years ago. Most of this ancient space rubble can be found orbiting our Sun between Mars and Jupiter within the main asteroid belt .
Detailed explanation-2: -3. Meteoroids. Meteoroids are fragments and debris in space resulting from collisions among asteroids, comets, moons, and planets.
Detailed explanation-3: -Belt composition. Most of the asteroids in the main belt are made of rock and stone, but a small portion of them contain iron and nickel metals. The remaining asteroids are made up of a mix of these, along with carbon-rich materials. Some of the more distant asteroids tend to contain more ices.