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| 1.
The first asteroid, 1 Ceres, was discovered on Jan 1, 1801, who discovered it? |
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| 2.
Asteroids are sometimes called _____________. |
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| 3.
The main asteroid belt is situated between _______________. |
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| 4.
What was the name of the second asteroid discovered? |
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| 5.
With the exception of Comets (being named after the person that finds them)minor planets are the only astronomical objects that may be named after living people. |
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| 6.
Asteroids that come within the orbit of the Earth at their perihelions (closest approach to the Sun) are known as ___________ asteroids. |
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| 7.
Asteroids that are always closer to the Sun than the Earth are called __________ asteroids. |
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| 8.
What asteroid is dog-bone shaped? |
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| 9.
If all of the asteroids were lumped together, they would make a planet bigger than Jupiter. |
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| 10.
Which minor planet (asteroid) reaches the greatest brilliance (as seen for the Earth)? |
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| 11.
What asteroid did the NEAR Shoemaker mission recently land on? |
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| 12.
Most meteorites probably originate from the asteroid belt. |
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| 13.
The Galileo spacecraft had encounters with two asteroids while enroute to Jupiter, what are the names of the asteroids? |
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| 14.
Which asteroid was discovered to have its own satellite? |
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| 15.
How many asteroids have diameters greater than 240 kilometers? |
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| 16.
Between the main concentrations of asteroids in the main belt are relatively empty regions known as the _______________. |
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| 17.
What asteroid is believed to be associated with a meteor shower? |
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| 18.
The majority of asteroids fall into which three categories? |
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| 20.
How do scientists know that some meteorites are from Mars? |
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