UNIVERSE
ASTEROIDS
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Question
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What’s the main reason that scientists study asteroids?
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Because there is a good chance they may destroy the planet
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Because they may provide a good source of water in the future
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Because they contain rare elements not found on Earth
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To better understand of the origins of the solar system
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The scientific interest in asteroids is due largely to their status as the remnant debris from the inner solar system formation process. Because some of these objects can collide with the Earth, asteroids are also important for having significantly modified the Earth’s biosphere in the past.
Detailed explanation-2: -Asteroids are scientifically invaluable because they can tell us about the formation of the Solar System. This is because the Sun, the Earth and the many other bodies of the Solar System all formed more or less simultaneously 4.6 billion years ago.
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