Asteroid
Of minor planet.
Any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter).
This concept's ID is @1~48829
Contains
- Apollo asteroid
An asteroid whose orbit crosses the Earth's orbit.
- Pallas
A large asteroid; the second asteroid to be discovered.
- Ceres
The largest asteroid and the first discovered.
- Vesta
The brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered.
- Chiron
An asteroid discovered in 1977; it is unique in having an orbit lying mainly between the...