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An '''asteroid''' is a celestial body that is less than a [[planetoid]], and are responsible for making up [[asteroid belt]]s. | [[Image:Asteroid Internment camp 371.jpg|thumb|Asteroid containing Internment Camp 371.]] | ||
An '''asteroid''' is a celestial body that is less than a [[ma:Planetoid|planetoid]], and are responsible for making up [[asteroid belt]]s. | |||
An asteroid was a solid object orbiting a star that was smaller than a planet, ranging from dozens of meters to hundreds of kilometers in size. Asteroids were often found in an asteroid belt within a star system. | An asteroid was a solid object orbiting a star that was smaller than a planet, ranging from dozens of meters to hundreds of kilometers in size. Asteroids were often found in an asteroid belt within a star system. | ||
Smaller versions of asteroids were meteoroids, which became meteors or meteor showers in atmospheres, and meteorites on impact with planets. | Smaller versions of asteroids were meteoroids, which became meteors or meteor showers in atmospheres, and meteorites on impact with planets. | ||
==Asteroids== | |||
*[[:Category:Asteroids|List of asteroids]] | |||
==External Link== | |||
*[[wp:Asteroid|Asteroid]] at [[wp:Main Page|Wikipedia]] | |||
[[Category:Asteroids| ]] | [[Category:Asteroids| ]] | ||
[[Category:Asteroid belts|*]] | |||
[[Category:Astronomical objects]] | [[Category:Astronomical objects]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:30, 30 April 2008
An asteroid is a celestial body that is less than a planetoid, and are responsible for making up asteroid belts.
An asteroid was a solid object orbiting a star that was smaller than a planet, ranging from dozens of meters to hundreds of kilometers in size. Asteroids were often found in an asteroid belt within a star system.
Smaller versions of asteroids were meteoroids, which became meteors or meteor showers in atmospheres, and meteorites on impact with planets.