SOLAR SYSTEM

UNIVERSE

PLANETARY FORMATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
large hard rocky objects orbiting between Mars and Jupiter are called ____
A
Meteors
B
Meteorites
C
Asteroids
D
Comets
Explanation: 

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: -The largest asteroid is called Ceres. It is about one-quarter the size of the moon and orbits the sun between Mars and Jupiter in a region called the asteroid belt. Unlike most asteroids, Ceres is spherical in shape.

Detailed explanation-3: -The asteroid belt is present in the gap between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter and contains large number of small objects that revolves around the Sun called asteroids.

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