Asteroids

Asteroids

Asteroids are small rocky celestial bodies that revolve around the Sun, like other planets. They are also called ‘Minor Planets’. There are lots of asteroids in the solar system. Larger asteroids are called Planetoids. These are found in between the planets Mars and Jupiter. This belt is known as ‘Asteroid belt’. The diameter of the asteroids varies from 100 km to a size of a pebble. The asteroids may be the fragments of a planet exploded in the past or some parts of comets. The new asteroids are being discovered continuously.