Earth Sciences 1086F/G Study Guide - Final Guide: Meteoroid, Ung County, Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research

• School: Western University
• Department: Earth Sciences
• Course: Earth Sciences 1086F/G
• Professor: Gerhard Pratt

Document Summary

Asteroids are primordial objects left over from the formation of the solar system. Titus bode law: mathematical sequence to explain the relationship between planet orbits. Concentration of objects between mars and jupiter the main asteroid belt. Large spaces between the asteroids, so the belt appears almost empty. When an asteroid is discovered it is assigned a number. Asteroid: a rocky space object measuring 100m to 100km in diameter. Meteoroid: a rocky space object measuring a few mm to 100m in diameter. Meteor: the visual light streak associated with passage of a small meteoroid into earth"s atmosphere. Fireball: the light associated with a large meteoroid or asteroid as it interacts with the atmosphere. Meteorite: a fragment of any size of a meteoroid or asteroid that lands on earth. Rst they had a uniform distribution throughout the inner solar system. As planets were being formed, some of them got gathered up by the growing the planets.