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because they do not have enough total mass.

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Asteroids are rocky or metallic bodies that orbit the Sun and are leftovers from the early formation of the solar system. They are not the remains of a broken planet because the gravitational forces during planet formation prevent such a catastrophic breakup. Additionally, the total mass of all known asteroids is relatively small compared to the mass of a planet, making it unlikely that asteroids are the remnants of a shattered planet.

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