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It contains lumps of rock and metal much smaller than planets. These lumps are called asteroids or minor planets. They are not visible from Earth with the naked eye, but many may be seen through binoculars or small telescopes

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An asteroid is a small rocky object orbiting the sun, mainly found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. They vary in size from a few meters to hundreds of kilometers across and are remnants from the early solar system.

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An asteroid is a rocky object, too small to be considered a planet, in an elliptical orbit around the sun.

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These are like rocks or very small planetary bodies in the solar system.

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an asteroid is a huge or a small irregular rock which orbits a star and is made up of metals

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What is the Definison for asteroid

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