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    Asteroids are rocky objects that orbit the sun. They range in size from pebbles to over 600 miles wide. The majority of asteroids orbit in a belt between Mars and Jupiter. There are three main types of asteroids defined by their composition: C-type, S-type, and M-type. Throughout history, asteroid impacts have shaped the Earth and possibly caused mass extinctions. In the future, a large asteroid impact remains a risk and NASA is studying ways to prevent catastrophic collisions, such as using nuclear weapons to deflect asteroids off a collision course with Earth.

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    Asteroids are rocky objects that orbit the sun. They range in size from pebbles to over 600 miles wide. The majority of asteroids orbit in a belt between Mars and Jupiter. There are three main types of asteroids defined by their composition: C-type, S-type, and M-type. Throughout history, asteroid impacts have shaped the Earth and possibly caused mass extinctions. In the future, a large asteroid impact remains a risk and NASA is studying ways to prevent catastrophic collisions, such as using nuclear weapons to deflect asteroids off a collision course with Earth.

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    Asteroids are rocky objects that orbit the sun. They range in size from pebbles to over 600 miles wide. The majority of asteroids orbit in a belt between Mars and Jupiter. There are three main types of asteroids defined by their composition: C-type, S-type, and M-type. Throughout history, asteroid impacts have shaped the Earth and possibly caused mass extinctions. In the future, a large asteroid impact remains a risk and NASA is studying ways to prevent catastrophic collisions, such as using nuclear weapons to deflect asteroids off a collision course with Earth.

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    Asteroids

    By:Alisha, Krutica and Veer


    Introduction to Asteroids- Alisha

    ❏ Bouldered/rocky metallic objects


    ranging from as small as pebble to
    across 600 miles sized orbiting around
    the sun are known as asteroids.
    ❏ Too small to be considered planets
    although they orbit around the sun.
    ❏ Called the leftover of the solar system
    during its formation.
    How asteroids are formed- Alisha

    ❏ 4.6 billion years during the formation of the solar system , rocky materials which
    were left out are considered as ‘asteroids’.
    ❏ Small planetary bodies were formed during the birth of Jupiter, due to their
    repulsion from forming in the gap.
    ❏ Nice model and the grand tack (recent) theory. Before settling into their current
    orbits, gas giants (jupiter, saturn, neptune) were in constant motion which could
    have possibly caused various asteroids to form.
    Difference between Meteorites, Meteoroids,
    Meteors and Asteroids - Veer

    ● As seen on the right, there is a meteorite (top), and an asteroid(bottom).


    ● An asteroid is basically a large rock type body in space that is in orbit
    around our sun or perhaps another star.
    ● Meteoroids are fall smaller rocks or particles that like asteroids are in orbit
    around a star.
    ● Meteorites is when either an asteroid or meteoroid survives its way into the
    atmosphere of Earth, and lands on the surface.
    ● Meteors are simply meteoroids that enter the atmosphere and vaporize and
    are mostly considered as shooting stars.
    3 main types of Asteroids, and their
    compositions- Alisha
    ❏ C-type : Most common types of asteroids (75%), largely found in the asteroid belt’s
    outer regions. Carbonaceous asteroids are darkish gray in colour, with a
    composition of clay, stony silicate rocks, large amounts of carbon and some
    minerals.
    ❏ S -type : Majorly found in the inner region of the belt, there are about 17% of
    silicaceous asteroids. Found in greenish to red colours, they are composed of
    primarily stony materials, oxygen, silicone and nickel iron.
    ❏ M-type: These reddish metallic type asteroids makeup most of the left asteroids,
    dwelling in the middle region of the belt. Nickel iron, pure of mixed amounts of
    stone.
    The Asteroid Belt - Krutica

    ● The region of space where the vast


    majority of asteroids are found is called
    the asteroid belt.
    ● This belt is located between the orbits
    of Mars and Jupiter in the Solar System.
    It is placed between 2.2 and 3.2
    astronomical units (AU) from the sun.
    ● Many scientists have theories that say
    that this asteroid belt is made up from
    the remains of a planet.
    Certain Asteroids that are found in the belt -
    Krutica
    ● Four largest asteroids are found in the asteroid
    belt- Ceres, Vesta, Pallas and Hygiea,
    ● Contain half of the mass of the earth.
    ● Ceres- largest asteroid and also, a dwarf planet.
    ● Vesta- second largest asteroid after Ceres.
    ● Pallas- next largest asteroid and is only 10-30%
    lesser massive than Vesta.
    ● Hygiea- fourth largest asteroid and is the largest
    in the C-type asteroids.
    Myths and Perceptions Created by Humans
    about Asteroids- Krutica

    1. Comets are composed of the same material as


    asteroids- Both are very similar, but their
    composition is a little different. While asteroids are
    mostly rock and metal, comets are made up of
    mostly ice, rock and dust.
    2. The asteroid belt is congested by asteroids
    and they are very close to each other- The
    reality is that the asteroid belt is mostly empty space
    and the asteroids are spread over a large volume of
    space.
    Events that have been caused in history due
    to Asteroids- Veer

    ● Throughout history, there have been many cataclysmic events that have been caused by
    Asteroids and meteorites, and one of the most famous and well known of these events is
    most likely the the supposed asteroid that obliterated the dinosaurs during the
    Cretaceous period.
    ● There have been other events throughout history too that have been recently discovered
    by scientists, which have left craters such as the Vredefort Crater, and Acraman Crater,
    the first one having its impact nearly 2 billion years ago, and the Acraman one at least 350
    million years ago.
    ● These many asteroid collisions, according to both historians and scientists, have shaped
    Earth both literally and metaphorically into what it is today.
    ● In the GIF on the right is a surprisingly accurate GIF that shows what it may have been
    like during the huge meteor shower in the Cretaceous period.
    Events that may be caused due to Asteroids
    in future - Veer
    ● Along with the shaping of the past, asteroids, meteors and so on may have in store
    a catastrophic disaster in our future, and could possibly cause the extinction of
    human civilization as we know it, and the chances of this event happening are
    actually quite high, especially in the next 2 centuries.
    ● As theorized by both NASA scientists, and general theorists themselves, history is
    likely to repeat itself with perhaps another cataclysmic event like the one with in
    the Cretaceous period, and also due to both our asteroid belt and the further away
    kuiper belt, an asteroid with the diameter of 25 kilometers may strike us in the
    next 2 centuries.
    ● The ways NASA have devised to stop such a cataclysmic events are in the next
    slide.
    Solutions- Veer

    The side document is the introduction from a document established by NASA in the late

    20th century, about asteroids as an issue and a threat to humanity, and possible ways to

    prevent an asteroid from destroying all of humanity, these plans include nuclear bombs,

    hydrogen bombs and also satellite weapons.


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