Asteroids - Concepts - Chapter 1 Class 6 Geography - The Earth and the Solar System - Geography

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[Geography Class 6] Asteroids - The Earth and the Solar System - Concepts

part 2 - Asteroids - Concepts - Chapter 1 Class 6 Geography - The Earth and the Solar System - Geography

  • Asteroids are small, solid, planet-like objects that move around the sun . 
  • They are also known as planetoids or minor planets.
  • Asteroids have their own orbits and are mostly found in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter . 
  • The main belt has billions of asteroids and stretches from 250 million to 600 million km from the sun. 
  • Asteroids are believed to be broken pieces of a planet that exploded long ago. 
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