Topic
Small Bodies
2 questions tagged Small Bodies — spanning every one of the seven Ws.
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What is a Trojan asteroid?
A Trojan asteroid is a small body that shares an orbit with a planet, usually clustered near stable Lagrange points. Jupiter has the most famous Trojan swarms.
AstronomySmall Bodies
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What is the difference between a meteor, a meteoroid, and a meteorite?
A meteoroid is the space rock, a meteor is the streak of light it makes in the atmosphere, and a meteorite is what reaches the ground.
SpaceSmall bodies