1. NATURE :
ASTEROID
NUR SITI KHADIJAH
XI Science 1

3. Asteroid or planetoid is a group of small planet
that revolving the sun and lies between Mars and
Jupiter. Base on to its shape asteroid is divided into 2
parts: a. Large Asteroid, for example: Cars, Pallas,
Vesta, and Hygiren. b. Small Asteroid, for example:
Eros, Hitos, and Geografos.
The coagulation of glowing fog or planetesimal
or protoplanet, it doesn’t only produce eight planets,
but also its satellites. Asteroid also comes from
planetesimal.

4. Some small planets have
diameter of 1 km, another mostly as
large as moon. Asteroid that is the
first time found by a Sicilian
clergyman in the first day of 19th
century, that is Asteroid of name
Ceres, the name of holy person and
protector for Sicilian.