Asteroids are leftover pieces from the formation of the solar system and have been around for many years. Most asteroids are found in the asteroid belt, but some are scattered across space like Da14, a small asteroid that has lost its orbit and is set to amaze.
Asteroids are minor planets, especially those located in the inner Solar System. They are made up of rock and metals and are found predominantly in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. While small compared to Earth's moon, asteroids can be dangerous if they collide with Earth. The document provides details on the composition and types of asteroids, as well as some of the largest asteroids like Ceres and Pallas. It also discusses how studying asteroids can help us understand the origins of our solar system and life.
Between Mars and Jupiter lies the asteroid belt, home to rocky asteroids that orbit the sun. Comets are balls of ice and rocks that develop long tails as they near the sun due to warming and gas release. Meteoroids are small objects that orbit the sun and occasionally collide with celestial bodies like the moon, and meteors are meteoroids that burn up in a planet's atmosphere in a bright streak. Those that reach a planet's surface are called meteorites.
Asteroids are minor planets located mainly in the inner Solar System between Mars and Jupiter. They range greatly in size, from almost 1000 km for the largest down to rocks just tens of meters across. Asteroids are composed of various materials like rock, metal, and ice, with some like Ceres having a rocky core and icy mantle. They become darker and redder over time due to space weathering. Exploration of asteroids began with early probes imaging Phobos and Deimos in 1971, but their shapes and terrain were unknown until the age of space travel.
This document provides an overview of asteroids, including their sizes, where they are located, and where they come from. It discusses how asteroids are studied and examples of asteroid missions. The document addresses why asteroids are of interest and the different levels of impact threats they pose to Earth, from small localized impacts to large civilization-ending impacts. It provides statistics on impact frequencies and examples of impact effects. Finally, it discusses strategies that can be used to detect, deflect, or destroy asteroids to mitigate impact risks.
Asteroids are leftover pieces from the formation of the solar system and have been around for many years. Most asteroids are found in the asteroid belt, but some are scattered across space like Da14, a small asteroid that has lost its orbit and is set to amaze.
Asteroids are minor planets, especially those located in the inner Solar System. They are made up of rock and metals and are found predominantly in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. While small compared to Earth's moon, asteroids can be dangerous if they collide with Earth. The document provides details on the composition and types of asteroids, as well as some of the largest asteroids like Ceres and Pallas. It also discusses how studying asteroids can help us understand the origins of our solar system and life.
Between Mars and Jupiter lies the asteroid belt, home to rocky asteroids that orbit the sun. Comets are balls of ice and rocks that develop long tails as they near the sun due to warming and gas release. Meteoroids are small objects that orbit the sun and occasionally collide with celestial bodies like the moon, and meteors are meteoroids that burn up in a planet's atmosphere in a bright streak. Those that reach a planet's surface are called meteorites.
Asteroids are minor planets located mainly in the inner Solar System between Mars and Jupiter. They range greatly in size, from almost 1000 km for the largest down to rocks just tens of meters across. Asteroids are composed of various materials like rock, metal, and ice, with some like Ceres having a rocky core and icy mantle. They become darker and redder over time due to space weathering. Exploration of asteroids began with early probes imaging Phobos and Deimos in 1971, but their shapes and terrain were unknown until the age of space travel.
This document provides an overview of asteroids, including their sizes, where they are located, and where they come from. It discusses how asteroids are studied and examples of asteroid missions. The document addresses why asteroids are of interest and the different levels of impact threats they pose to Earth, from small localized impacts to large civilization-ending impacts. It provides statistics on impact frequencies and examples of impact effects. Finally, it discusses strategies that can be used to detect, deflect, or destroy asteroids to mitigate impact risks.
Asteroids are rocky and metallic objects that orbit the sun but are too small to be considered planets. They have diverse compositions and shapes, ranging from nearly spherical to very irregular. They are classified based on their composition as determined from spectral analysis and similarities to known meteorites. Asteroids can be found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, as well as in near-Earth orbits such as the Amor, Apollo, Aten, and Trojan groups.
2. WAT?
‘Kleine planeten’
• <-> echte planeten: te klein
• <-> kometen: in een baan rond de zon
Observatiemiddelen:
• Van op Aarde
• Data van Galileo
• Analyse meteorieten