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- An '''asteroid''' is any one of many rocky, metallic bodies that orbit the [[Sun]] but hav The main [[asteroid belt]] lies between the orbits of [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] and [[Jupiter (pla1 KB (207 words) - 16:01, 2 August 2020
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- A satellite [[asteroid]] of the larger asteroid [[Didymos]] within the [[solar system]].88 bytes (12 words) - 14:06, 4 May 2023
- ...[[Norwegian Sea]], between [[Iceland]] and [[Jan Mayen]] - only the fifth asteroid whose collision with Earth was detected in advance238 bytes (34 words) - 06:23, 23 March 2022
- ...belt]]. Originally classified as a planet, it later became the number one asteroid; now a dwarf planet.179 bytes (27 words) - 18:00, 26 October 2009
- An [[asteroid]] within the [[solar system]].81 bytes (9 words) - 09:55, 27 December 2021
- *[[3 Juno]], an asteroid **[[Juno clump]], a probable asteroid family in the vicinity of 3 Juno398 bytes (52 words) - 14:05, 24 February 2023
- {{r|Asteroid}} {{r|potentially hazardous asteroid}}518 bytes (76 words) - 17:06, 14 September 2012
- ...for assigning designations to celestial bodies ([[star]]s, [[planet]]s, [[asteroid]]s, etc), headquartered in [[Paris]], [[France]].206 bytes (23 words) - 11:32, 11 November 2009
- ...the observable [[universe]], e.g. [[star]]s, [[planet]]s, [[comet]]s or [[asteroid]]s.160 bytes (24 words) - 18:40, 13 May 2008
- ...png|right|350px|Fourteen sequential Arecibo radar images of the near-Earth asteroid (65803) Didymos and its moonlet Dimorphos, taken on 23, 24 and 26 November ...Didymos]] within the [[solar system]]. The two asteroids comprise a binary asteroid system within the [[solar system]], with Dimorphos accounting for roughly 12 KB (262 words) - 14:07, 4 May 2023
- An '''asteroid''' is any one of many rocky, metallic bodies that orbit the [[Sun]] but hav The main [[asteroid belt]] lies between the orbits of [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] and [[Jupiter (pla1 KB (207 words) - 16:01, 2 August 2020
- ...png|right|350px|Fourteen sequential Arecibo radar images of the near-Earth asteroid (65803) Didymos and its moonlet Dimorphos, taken on 23, 24 and 26 November ...mos''' and its smaller, satellite asteroid [[Dimorphos]] comprise a binary asteroid system within the [[solar system]]. Didymos was discovered in 1996, and is2 KB (224 words) - 17:47, 13 June 2022
- Solar System object, such as a small comet or asteroid, whose orbit brings it into close proximity with the Earth, or whose orbit189 bytes (30 words) - 06:49, 12 September 2009
- '''QG 42''' is a [[near earth object]], an [[asteroid]], that made a relatively close approach to [[planet Earth]] on September 1 | url = http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57512302/asteroid-flies-by-earth-thursday-evening/4 KB (586 words) - 16:47, 14 September 2012
- *[[223 Rosa]], an asteroid393 bytes (50 words) - 11:42, 31 May 2009
- '''2022 EB5''' was an [[asteroid]] that struck [[Planet Earth]] mere hours after it was first detected, on M ...prior to impact.<ref name=nytimes2022-03-21/> This was the just the fifth asteroid to have its collision detected in advance.5 KB (658 words) - 18:42, 22 December 2023
- {{r|Asteroid}}322 bytes (40 words) - 11:49, 26 November 2014
- * [[3124 Kansas]], an asteroid560 bytes (75 words) - 08:55, 24 June 2023
- '''Ceres''' is a [[dwarf planet]] situated in the [[asteroid belt]]. It was classified as a dwarf planet, along with [[Pluto]] in the [[ ...ll bodies with nearby orbits, it was reclassified in 1852 as the largest [[asteroid]], '1 Ceres', a status it maintains alongside its dwarf planethood.2 KB (273 words) - 14:01, 24 February 2023
- {{r|asteroid belt}}474 bytes (62 words) - 22:24, 28 May 2008
- {{r|Asteroid 3587 Descartes}}938 bytes (125 words) - 06:57, 12 June 2009
- {{r|Asteroid}}676 bytes (106 words) - 09:56, 27 December 2021
- {{r|Asteroid}}676 bytes (106 words) - 09:57, 27 December 2021
- ...ormed on Earth's Moon, on [[Mars (planet)]] and [[Venus]], and even on the asteroid [[Vesta]].838 bytes (125 words) - 19:45, 31 December 2020
- The asteroid [[2190 Coubertin]], discovered on April 2, 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at the [[1 KB (146 words) - 10:59, 20 April 2021
- ...e|Meteorcrater.jpg|right|350px|Between 20,000 to 50,000 years ago, a small asteroid about 80 feet in diameter impacted the Earth and formed the 1.2 km diameter ...rash'''''. - Spaceguard Survey<ref name=LONEOS>[http://asteroid.lowell.edu/asteroid/loneos/loneos.html Lowell Observatory Near Earth Object Search]</ref>10 KB (1,590 words) - 08:38, 8 June 2009
- The [[asteroid]] [[94 Aurora]] was named after her.1 KB (174 words) - 05:16, 3 October 2009
- ...by [[Wallaston]], Palladium is named after [[2 Pallas|Pallas]], the second asteroid, discovered at around the same time, itself named after the [[Greek mytholo2 KB (226 words) - 21:01, 24 April 2011
- ...roidBedout>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3707023.stm Boost to asteroid wipe-out theory] Paul Rincon ..., and wide-spread volcanic eruptions triggered by the impact of a comet or asteroid. The extinction marking the Permian-Triassic transition destroyed an estima12 KB (1,782 words) - 21:21, 5 February 2010
- Ceres, which lies in the [[asteroid belt]] between Mars and Jupiter, was discovered on 1 January 1801 by Giusep ...of about 960 km and has a mass that totals approximately one third of the asteroid belt’s total.<ref name=NASAPlanet?/>5 KB (825 words) - 05:19, 18 December 2020
- ...xtinction of the dinosaurs, and indeed many other forms of life, is the '[[asteroid]] theory' - i.e. a large object from [[outer space]] crashed onto the dinos2 KB (377 words) - 18:34, 14 March 2009
- ...817. The astronomical community named a [[Moon|lunar]] [[crater]] and an [[asteroid]] after him.2 KB (362 words) - 10:20, 24 January 2009
- Hubble discovered the asteroid 1373 Cincinnati on August 30, 1939.3 KB (409 words) - 00:31, 21 October 2013
- *Canceled planetary-asteroid missions *Proposed planetary-asteroid missions6 KB (725 words) - 12:06, 9 March 2021
- ...for assigning designations to celestial bodies ([[star]]s, [[planet]]s, [[asteroid]]s, etc.) and any surface features on them, and is a member of the [[Intern3 KB (442 words) - 11:18, 23 January 2008
- Today, many researchers believe that they have found evidence of an [[asteroid]] or comet impact in what is now the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. That woul4 KB (586 words) - 09:03, 9 August 2023
- * [[Shoemaker]] - aka NEAR - Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous4 KB (410 words) - 11:51, 31 December 2022
- ...(AKA-25)''' was an ''Artemis'' class [[attack cargo ship]] named after the asteroid ''[[34 Circe]],'' which in turn was named after ''[[Circe]],'' a goddess or4 KB (526 words) - 17:14, 7 March 2024
- * An [[asteroid]] is named in his honor, "[[9766 Bradbury]]," along with a crater on the mo5 KB (724 words) - 09:33, 3 March 2024
- ...(AKA-27)''' was an ''Artemis'' class [[attack cargo ship]] named after the asteroid ''[[337 Devosa]].'' The origin of the name is not known. USS ''Devosa'' ser4 KB (611 words) - 10:37, 29 March 2024
- ...(AKA-21)''' was an ''Artemis'' class [[attack cargo ship]] named after the asteroid ''[[105 Artemis]],'' which in turn was named after the Greek goddess ''[[Ar5 KB (666 words) - 17:14, 7 March 2024
- ...|retrograde]] orbit. Neptune possesses a number of [[Neptune Trojan|Trojan asteroid]]s.6 KB (904 words) - 19:12, 9 January 2021
- ...s such as [[explosion]]s and [[volcanic]] events and [[earthquakes]] and [[asteroid]] impacts. A [[gram]] of TNT as a unit of [[energy]] has been defined as 107 KB (1,122 words) - 14:55, 2 February 2023
- ...(AKA-43)''' was an ''Artemis'' class [[attack cargo ship]] named after the asteroid ''[[116 Sirona]],'' which in turn is named after the Celtic goddess ''[[Sir5 KB (757 words) - 10:37, 29 March 2024
- ...(AKA-33)''' was an ''Artemis'' class [[attack cargo ship]] named after the asteroid ''[[343 Ostara]],'' which in turn was named after the Teutonic goddess of s6 KB (748 words) - 17:14, 7 March 2024
- ...oposed an extraterrestrial origin for this iridium, attributing it to an [[asteroid]] or [[comet]] impact. Their theory is widely accepted to explain the demis6 KB (923 words) - 07:31, 20 April 2024
- * {{search link|asteriod||ns0|ns14|ns100}} ([[asteroid]]) * {{search link|astroid||ns0|ns14|ns100}} ([[asteroid]])29 KB (3,711 words) - 21:03, 24 March 2011
- ...moons, and thousands of other [[small solar system body|small bodies]]: [[asteroid]]s, [[comet]]s, [[meteor]]s, and [[interplanetary dust cloud|interplanetar ...the Kuiper belt; [[Ceres (dwarf planet)|Ceres]], the largest object in the asteroid belt; and [[Eris (dwarf planet)|Eris]] in the scattered disc.76 KB (11,605 words) - 21:48, 1 September 2020
- ...o the Labion labour mines. After escaping, Wilco finds his way to Vohaul's asteroid base where he discovers the latest evil plan - to send millions of cloned i10 KB (1,785 words) - 08:35, 6 March 2024
- ...a variety of ships. These systems contain space stations, planets, moons, asteroid belts (for mining) and complexes. Players can participate in a variety of r10 KB (1,709 words) - 16:48, 28 March 2010
- ...small bodies orbit the Sun, such as the bright [[comet]]s and the pallid [[asteroid]]s. The crisis in definition started in the 1980's and 1990's, when many bo12 KB (1,829 words) - 10:07, 10 January 2021
- ...James Watt]] (1736-1819) and Alexander Wilson (1714-1786)</ref> as is an [[asteroid]], 7096 Napier. After dying of [[gout]], Napier was buried in St Cuthbert's12 KB (1,843 words) - 13:57, 29 March 2009
- ...viet astronomer [[Lyudmila Ivanovna Chernykh|L. I. Chernykh]] discovered [[asteroid]] 3147, she named it [[3147 Samantha]].15 KB (2,376 words) - 10:28, 27 June 2023
- ...an Asteroid named after Adams, dated 25 January 2005.</ref> Another small asteroid, ''18610 Arthurdent'' is named after Arthur Dent, the bewildered hero of ''49 KB (7,935 words) - 07:31, 20 April 2024
- ...that Atlantis, an island in the middle of the Atlantic, was overcome by an asteroid or comet striking the tectonic plates of the Mid-Atlantic ridge. This strik18 KB (2,813 words) - 12:13, 13 March 2024
- ...[[planet]]s, [[natural satellite|moons]], [[dwarf planet]]s, [[comet]]s, [[asteroid]]s, and other bodies orbiting the sun, as well as [[extrasolar planet]]s. T The solar system is subdivided into the inner planets, the [[asteroid belt]], and the outer planets. The inner [[terrestrial planet]]s consist of46 KB (6,796 words) - 10:08, 28 February 2024
- ...s that the moon disintegrated after being struck by a large [[comet]] or [[asteroid]]. The second theory is that the rings were never part of a moon, but are i23 KB (3,601 words) - 18:46, 13 January 2021
- ...aters in comparison to [[Moon|The Moon]], despite Mars being closer to the asteroid belt. This shows that the surface of Mars is younger than that of the Moon. ...s a comparison between Mars and [[1 Ceres|Ceres]], a dwarf planet in the [[Asteroid Belt]] as seen from the [[ecliptic]] pole (top) and from the ascending node44 KB (6,986 words) - 09:16, 6 March 2024
- ...relationship with it.<ref>Mikkola S., Brasser R., Wiegert P., Innanen K. ''Asteroid 2002 VE68, a quasi-satellite of Venus'', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astro41 KB (6,454 words) - 10:12, 28 February 2024
- ...ht reaching Earth's surface due to a dense atmospheric dust produced by an asteroid impacting the planet — a phenomenon that indicates the fundamental im25 KB (3,545 words) - 17:36, 30 September 2018
- ...d [[Sussex]], including that of Boston, are dedicated. Nevertheless, the [[asteroid]] [[741 Botolphia]] was named in the early 20th century in Boston's honour22 KB (3,685 words) - 07:31, 20 April 2024
- [[Image:ESO - The double asteroid Antiope (by).jpg|thumb|right|alt=Two asteroids.|In the past, large asteroid24 KB (3,716 words) - 15:07, 18 March 2024
- ...ll cars, for example) and it has been immortalised in space: [[3325 TARDIS|Asteroid 3325]] was named "TARDIS" in its honour. In the 1989 movie ''[[Bill & Ted'26 KB (4,205 words) - 07:33, 20 April 2024
- ...sed using an Apollo spacecraft to send a mission to land on a [[near-Earth asteroid]]. Only about half a dozen were known at the time, with close approaches oc31 KB (4,843 words) - 10:49, 20 May 2024
- ...ecise nature of the impacting body . . . whether it is a rocky or metallic asteroid, or an icy comet, for example. or climate changes recognized globally.” R42 KB (5,498 words) - 18:08, 10 October 2013
- ...], 31 mi (50 km) from the ''Apollo 11'' landing site, and [[asteroid]] [[6469 Armstrong]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://scully.cfa.harvard.edu/~cgi68 KB (10,486 words) - 15:04, 15 April 2024
- *the [[asteroid]] [[2001 Einstein]].69 KB (10,580 words) - 15:14, 4 April 2024