Asteroid Belt

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Astronomy

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asteroid belt

thousands of prices of “rock metal” between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter

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flying mountains and minor planets

nicknames for asteroids in the asteroid belt

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rock, metal, combinations

make up the asteroid belt

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small

size of most asteroids, aren’t dangerous, but some can be bigger

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ceres

biggest asteroid, diameter of 1000 km

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reason for asteroid belt

clumps of rock, dust, and metal that failed to turn into a planet